Duhan van der Merwe moved back in front of Darcy Graham at the top of Scotland’s all-time try-scoring charts as Gregor Townsend’s side rounded off a disappointing autumn with an eight-try 56-0 win over indisciplined Tonga at Murrayfield.

The Scots’ series was always going to be defined by results against New Zealand and Argentina, so back-to-back losses in those two Tests meant the visit of a Tonga side ranked 19th in the world would be largely irrelevant in the final analysis – unless Townsend’s men suffered another defeat.

That scenario never looked likely once the hosts – with 14 changes from the side that started against the Pumas a week earlier – eased into a 21-0 interval lead through converted tries from forwards Jamie Ritchie, George Turner and Max Williamson, all scored at a tim

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