Scotland will not take Fiji lightly - John Barclay

John Barclay is suitably wary of Fiji
John Barclay is suitably wary of Fiji
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Scotland skipper John Barclay insisted that his team will not take Fiji lightly in the upcoming Test in Suva on Saturday.

The Dark Blues have stupendous success against Fiji having registered five wins from six games between the two teams with their only defeat coming way back in 1998 when they were outplayed by a 51-26 margin.

Scotland will head into ANZ Stadium with a lot of confidence after claiming a 19-24 win over Wallabies in Sydney and Barclay stressed on the importance of finishing the tour on a high.

"It has been a great tour so far," he said. "We spoke at the start about what we wanted to achieve.

"Sometimes you can see it is the end of a team's season by the way they perform but for us, this does not have that feeling of the last game.

"You can see the energy is there, we are enjoying training, being together and being on tour. We have enjoyed this whole season, there have been some highs, a few lows."

Saturday's game will go into record books for Ross Ford, who is set to become the most capped player for Scotland, breaking the 109 matches tally set by Chris Paterson while it will also be a debut game for Nick Grigg.

"I'm sure there will be something organised to mark Ross' record," Barclay said. "We are trying to mark these occasions, make a big deal of these things. It is a huge occasion for everyone.

"We will do something for Nick Grigg as well, these things are marked, more within the group.

"It is unique, a cool place to come - a lot of guys will never play here. It has been an incredible journey for Nick (Grigg), he came over from New Zealand a year ago and here he is getting his first cap in Suva. He has come full circle.

"People don't really know what to expect. There are a couple of people who have played here before and there are a few who maybe have points to prove. It will be a long day."

Fiji are coming off from a 22-19 win over Italy last weekend and considering most of their players are part of the European clubs, Barlcay is aware of the threat they possess.

"You have only to see their highlights and the players they have to know it will be a hard game," said Barclay.

"The guys played with Leone and they have guys playing all over Europe. There is a sprinkling of stardust all over their team, so we have to be wary."