second string

And even though they are playing their second string in the tournament - with star player Cole Palmer not even registered - they are blowing everyone away.

“There’s no starters, there’s no second string, there’s no third string,” Bruener said.

Fill in intermittently for the starters or the second string during practice when they need a break.

A second string side eked out a 25-13 win over Italy in Edinburgh at the end of July, while Scotland and France traded narrow home wins in the following preparation Tests.

Last weekend's thrilling comeback to beat the French would have been a great confidence booster for the Scots, but this France team was unrecognisable from the second string that were on show at Murrayfield.