Cape Town - The Springboks should not have any trouble dispatching Scotland in their Rugby World Cup encounter in Newcastle on Saturday, local bookmakers have predicted.
According to Sportingbet.co.za, Heyneke Meyer’s Springboks will beat Scotland by 15 points in their clash at St James’ Park, which is the home of English football side Newcastle United.
Heading into the match, the South Africans boast an impressive record against Scots.
In 25 previous encounters dating back to 1906, the Springboks have won 20 and lost 5.
Of those 25 Tests, 18 have been played in Scotland, while only 7 have taken place in South Africa.
The Boks have scored 652 points and conceded 270 for an average final score of 26-11.
Scotland have never beaten South Africa outside their own country but will take heart from the fact that the majority of fans at St James’ Park will be rooting for them.
Newcastle lies in the north-east of England, not far from the Scottish border, and many Scots will make the trek down to support their team.
The match kicks off at 17:45 (SA time) on Saturday.
South Africa's Test record against Scotland:
November 17, 1906 - lost 0-6 - Glasgow
November 23, 1912 - won 16-0 - Inverleith
January 16, 1932 - won 6-3 - Murrayfield
November 24, 1951 - won 44-0 - Murrayfield
April 30, 1960 - won 18-10 - Port Elizabeth
January 21, 1961 - won 12-5 - Murrayfield
April 17, 1965 - lost 5-8 - Murrayfield
December 6, 1969 lost 3-6 - Murrayfield
November 19, 1994 - won 34-10 - Murrayfield
December 6, 1997 - won 68-10 - Murrayfield
November 12, 1998 - won 35-10 - Murrayfield
October 3, 1999 - won 46-29 - Murrayfield
November 16, 2002 - lost 6-21 - Murrayfield
June 7, 2003 - won 29-25 - Durban
June 17, 2003 - won 28-19 - Johannesburg
November 27, 2004 - won 45-10 - Murrayfield
June 10, 2006 - won 36-16 - Durban
June 17, 2006 - won 29-15 - Port Elizabeth
August 25, 2007 - won 27-3 - Murrayfield
November 15, 2008 - won 14-10 - Murrayfield
November 20, 2010 - lost 17-21 - Murrayfield
November 17, 2012 - won 21-10 - Murrayfield
June 15, 2013 - won 30-17 - Nelspruit
November 17, 2013 - won 28-0 - Murrayfield
June 28, 2014 - won 55-6 - Port Elizabeth
Teams:
South Africa:
15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Fourie du Preez (captain), 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 20 Willem Alberts, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein
Scotland:
15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Richie Vernon, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Greig Laidlaw (captain), 8 David Denton, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Josh Strauss, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Richie Gray, 3 WP Nel, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Gordon Reid
Substitutes: 16 Ross Ford, 17 Alasdair Dickinson, 18 Jon Welsh, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Peter Horne, 23 Sean Lamont