'Scotland targeting a clean sweep on summer tour'

Scotland's summer tour of the Americas is a chance to build on the "feelgood factor" created by Glasgow Warriors' URC triumph, according to BBC Scotland chief sportswriter Tom English.

Glasgow beat Bulls 21-16 in the final in Pretoria last month, the first title won by a Scottish side since the Warriors' Pro12 victory in 2015.

Gregor Townsend's side will play four Test matches in the coming weeks, against Canada, USA, Chile and Uruguay.

"They want to win four from four," English told the Rugby Union Daily podcast.

"There's the Glasgow feelgood factor coming into this trip. Scottish players in the last few weeks have won more medals than the country has done in the previous nine years."

English would have also liked to have seen more youngsters taken on the tour, but believes the SRU was reluctant to weaken their Under-20s side for the World Rugby Trophy currently taking place in Edinburgh.

"It's partly a developmental tour. I would have liked to have seen more experimentation [in the squad]," he added.

"There's two or three in the Under-20s team who I think would have benefitted from this trip, but they're got this second-tier World Cup thing in Edinburgh. They didn't want to risk making a mess of that like they have made a mess of other Under-20s tournaments recently.

"Freddie Douglas, an openside future who has a big future, is playing in that rather than being in the Americas."