Queen Victoria was on the throne the last time the British and Irish Lions played a Test match without a Welshman and it is a mark how far a proud rugby nation has slipped that this statistical anomaly will be emulated in Brisbane on Saturday.

Scotland bounced back from a painful defeat to Fiji last weekend with a thumping seven-try win over Samoa in Auckland. First-half scores from Ewan Ashman, Rory Hutchinson, Arron Reed and Kyle Steyn had Gregor Townsend's side in a commanding position, before further scores from Grant Gilchrist, Kyle Rowe and George Turner in the second period.