Stats and facts: Scotland v Fiji

On Saturday, Vern Cotter and Gregor Townsend will go head-to-head for the first time in their coaching careers.

They are the only two coaches to maintain a win percentage in excess of 50% during the pro era for Scotland (Cotter – 52.8%; Townsend 53.4%; the total for the other coaches combined is 37.8%).

Here are a few stats and facts of the nations' clash:

1. Scotland have beaten Fiji in all five previous encounters at Murrayfield

2. Fiji's only victories against Scotland both came in Suva (51-26 in 1996 and 27-22 in 2017)

3. Fiji Head Coach Vern Cotter spent three years in charge of Scotland from 2014-17, winning 19 of his 36 tests (53%)

4. Since Cotter took on the Fiji job, he has only overseen six Tests with a record of W2, D1, L3 (33%)

5. Young tighthead prop Murphy Walker is listed among the Scotland replacements and the 23-year-old could make his Scotland debut if called upon.

6. Former Fijian 7s and Olympic Games Gold Medalist, Sireli Maqala and Livai Natave are expected to earn their first Fiji cap off the bench.

7. Scotland's Stuart Hogg was the only player to register 600+ running metres in this year's Six Nations (656).

8. Scotland's Blair Kinghorn has assisted six tries in Test rugby in 2022, more than any other Tier 1 player this calendar year.