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How to watch Scotland vs Fiji online and on TV today

Scotland will hope to bounce back from their painful defeat to Australia as they take on Fiji in their second Autumn Nations Series match this afternoon.Blair Kinghorn had the chance to score the match-winning penalty against Australia at Murrayfield last weekend but pulled his kick wide as the hosts were beatenKinghorn has been backed to bounce back following his miss, which came after the fly-half scored a sensational try in his outing at fly-half in the absence of Finn Russell – although Kinghorn has been replaced in the starting line-up by Adam Hastings,’It’s important that we get behind him because he did a lot of stuff really well. I back Blair,’ said Jamie Ritchie following his first match as captain. ‘I’ve seen what he can do week in and week out. I’m confident he will bounce back and be great next week.’Here’s everything you need to know.When is Scotland vs Fiji?The match will kick off at 1pm GMT on Saturday 5 November.How can I watch it?Like all fixtures in the Autumn Nations Series, the match will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video, which can be accessed across a range of digital devices. If you’re not an Amazon Prime Video subscriber, start a free 30-day trial here.What is the team news? Blair Kinghorn has been replaced at number 10 by Adam Hastings. The Edinburgh man, who missed a last-gasp penalty from 40 metres in last weekend’s defeat by Australia, drops to the bench, with the Gloucester playmaker taking over at fly-half in one of six changes to the XV that started against the Wallabies.Stuart Hogg will start his first Scotland match since losing the captaincy to Jamie Ritchie when he returns to the side in place of Ollie Smith at Murrayfield. The other two alterations in the back division see Cam Redpath and Chris Harris take over from Sione Tuipulotu and Mark Bennett.In the forwards, George Turner and Richie Gray – handed his first start since 2017 – take the place of injured pair Dave Cherry and Sam Skinner.Scotland starting line-upScotland: 15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Darcy Graham, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Cameron Redpath, 11. Duhan van der Merwe, 10. Adam Hastings, 9. Ali Price; 8. Matt Fagerson, 7. Hamish Watson, 6. Jamie Ritchie (captain), 5. Grant Gilchrist, 4. Richie Gray, 3. Zander Fagerson, 2. George Turner, 1. Pierre Schoeman. Replacements: 16. Ewan Ashman, 17. Rory Sutherland, 18. Murphy Walker, 19. Jonny Gray, 20. Jack Dempsey, 21. Ben White, 22. Blair Kinghorn, 23. Sione Tuipulotu.

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