3 talking points as Rangers make Scottish Cup statement thanks to James Tavernier orchestrating Hampden return

The cursed away kit is a phenomena that plays into the psyche of every football fan.

It's the superstition that forces unknown will inexplicably cause your team to fall apart on account of wearing an unfamiliar colour.

There were no such problems for Rangers on Sunday afternoon however as they were marvellous in mauve at Dundee.

Connor Goldson and James Tavernier led by example with two first half goals before Fashion Sakala added a late third in a 3-0 win.

That sent Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men into the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup where they'll join Edinburgh pair Hearts and Hibs – and either Dundee United or city rivals Celtic depending on how Monday night's last remaining quarter-final tie finishes.

Van Bronckhorst opted to throw in Aaron Ramsey for only his second start since joining on Deadline Day at the end of January.

Filip Helander, Jon McLaughlin and James Sands also reprised roles from the previous round.

But the first moment of action was a ludicrous passback call from Steven McLean – in which he believed Dark Blues defender Cammy Kerr deliberately shanked a clearance 40 yards to almost give up a corner.

It came to nothing but did little to divert the ever shining spotlight away from Scottish match officials.

But two minutes later came the early goal as a Tavernier corner delivery caused havoc.

Filip Helander rose above everyone and nodded down into the ground, beating everyone bar Lee Ashcroft who somehow got a toe to the ball and hooked off the line.

Unfortunately for him it was all for nothing as his clearance rebounded off the crossbar before falling directly to the other Gers centre-back, Goldson, who drilled home.

Morelos could have made it two when Goldson turned orchestrator of a smart