NOW KYLE'S OUR BEAUT

GREGOR TOWNSEND has dropped record try-scorer Duhan van der Merwe from his Scotland team for the first time ahead of tomorrow's game against New Zealand.

- STUART BATHGATE

The head coach has gone with inform Glasgow wing Kyle Steyn instead of Edinburgh star Duhan for the Autumn Nations Series match at Murrayfield - and he is confident that he has more strength in depth than ever out wide.

Townsend said: “It’s a very good situation that we're in, that we have quality players that have missed out — including one whos our record try-scorer, who won his 50th cap at the weekend.

“Thats the faith we have in Kyle, that he's in the form to start in that 11 jersey this weekend.

“Of course, it was a tough and close decision. But we've got much better depth in that wing position than ever before.”

Townsend has made 11 changes in all from the team that began last week's 85-0 thrashing of the United States. He has brought back the big guns like Finn Russell and Blair Kinghorn, who were unavailable last week.