Lions winger Van der Merwe dropped by Scotland for All Blacks clash

Lions winger Van der Merwe dropped by Scotland for All Blacks clash

Co-record try-scorer Duhan van der Merwe has been dropped by Scotland for its showdown with New Zealand at Murrayfield this weekend.

Kyle Steyn starts for Scotland against All Blacks instead of Duhan van der Merwe

D’Arcy Rae and Gregor Brown also play in place of Zander Fagerson and Jamie Ritchie.

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Townsend's simple reason for dropping Van der Merwe for the first time

Gregor Townsend revealed joint-record try-scorer Duhan van der Merwe has been dropped for Scotland’s showdown...