South Africa's Duane Vermeulen wary of 'magical' Finn Russell

Scotland come into this tournament with their tails up after an encouraging quartet of warm-up games, including a win and a close loss to the French

WARY: Duane Vermeulen during a South Africa Rugby Press Conference at the Grand Hotel des Sablettes Plage Hilton, Toulon, France. Pic: INPHO/Steve Haag Sports/Steve Haag

South Africa haven’t lost a game to Scotland since November of 2010. Seven wins have been chalked off since but Duane Vermeulen is mindful of the threat Finn Russell poses to that run when the sides meet in Marseille on Sunday.

The Scottish No 10 has had an at-times difficult relationship with his coach Gregor Townsend but the pair have found a common ground this last year or so and the result has been some sumptuous performances by the former in the national jersey.