6 Nov 2008

Scots captain wary of All Black back three

9:36 am on 6 November 2008

Scotland's captain Mike Blair says expects the new -look All Blacks his side will face in Edinburgh on Sunday morning will be just as formidable as the more experienced team which beat Australia in Hong Kong.

Scotland have never beaten New Zealand but their chances of causing an upset have been bolstered by the return of experienced forwards trio Jason White, Simon Taylor and Nathan Hines.

But the halfback Blair is wary of the All Blacks especially Isaia Toeava, Joe Rokocoko and Anthony Tuitavake.

He says the back three are fast and elusive and in a way the All Blacks will be harder to play as the new players will be desperate to impress the coaches.