Bob Skinstad has highlighted a player in the Scotland lineup that poses a particular threat to the Springboks in Edinburgh on Sunday.
Speaking on the BBC’s Scotland Rugby Podcast, the former Bok captain revealed his admiration of Scotland star Huw Jones, labelling the centre one of the best in the world.
“Huw Jones, for me, he’s been under-recognised as a player for a long time,” Skinstad said of Jones who has made 51 appearances for Scotland, scoring 95 points since his debut in 2016.
“I think Jones is probably one of the best centres in the world. I love the way he runs, I love the way he distributes. He’d fit into a South African team.”
The last time the Boks met Scotland was en route to their 2023 World Cup triumph, coming away 18-3 winners on the day. Alongside Jones Scotland’s squad has the star power to cause an upset, with Duhan Van Der Merwe, Finn Russel and the Tuipulotu brothers Mosese and Sione more than capable of fronting up the Boks.
Skinstad added: “It’s not often that you can say, ‘let’s pick 12 of the opposition players who can fit into a world champion team’. But I would look across the Scottish guys and say they’ve certainly got a good run at eight or 10 guys who could turn out for another international team, which is fantastic.
“That means you’re in the top five, top six in the world, just by sheer weight of numbers of quality players.”
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