Chile vs Scotland Preview & Prediction | 2024 Summer Internationals
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After scoring 115 points in wins over Canada and USA, Scotland will be looking to flex their attacking muscles once again as they take on Chile in Santiago.
START DATE/TIME: Saturday 20th July, 2024, UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – BBC Scotland & TNT Sports / US – Not televised
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – Not streamable
CHILE FORM: HEALING WORLD CUP WOUNDS
After a bruising World Cup debut last year in which Chile lost all four of their group games, conceding 215 points in the process, morale in the camp has been improved after Test victories over Hong Kong and Belgium this month, although they will be under no illusion that this Test against Scotland is a significant step-up in class.
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SCOTLAND FORM: HIGH-SCORING OF LATE
Scotland are very much in experimentation mode right now but there have been some positive signs in recent Tests with Gregor Townsend’s men scoring 115 points in total against Canada and USA. That followed on from an inconsistent Six Nations campaign where they beat Wales and England but fell to defeats to France, Italy and Ireland.
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CHILE TEAM NEWS
SQUAD: TO BE ANNOUNCED…
REPLACEMENTS: TO BE ANNOUNCED…
SCOTLAND TEAM NEWS: TEN CHANGES FOR THE SCOTS
Gregor Townsend has retained just five players from the recent win over USA, while Edinburgh hooker Patrick Harrison starts on the bench and could come on to win his first cap.
SQUAD: Kyle Rowe, Jamie Dobie, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu, Arron Reed, Ben Healy, Gus Warr; Nathan McBeth, Dylan Richardson, Will Hurd, Alex Craig, Ewan Johnson, Gregor Brown, Jamie Ritchie, Josh Bayliss.
REPLACEMENTS: Patrick Harrison, Pierre Schoeman, Javan Sebastian, Max Williamson, Rory Darge, Adam Hastings, Stafford McDowall, Matt Currie.
CHILE VS SCOTLAND PREDICTION
Although Chile have won their two Tests this month, they will be fully aware that Scotland represent a different challenge altogether and this will very much be a case of how much they can keep the score down.
The Scots have flexed their muscles in recent wins over Canada and USA, and despite the fact this match will take place on their opponent’s home soil, they are likely to run away with it against inferior opposition.
CHILE VS SCOTLAND TIP: SCOTLAND TO WIN WITH -38.5 HANDICAP
