Gregor Townsend reveals his relief at having a fully-fit Scotland squad

Gregor Townsend revealed his relief that a gruelling summer warm-up campaign has not come at a cost as he touched down in France with a fully-fit Scotland squad ready to kick-off the World Cup.

The Scots landed in Nice on Sunday evening before heading to their training base in the hills near Valbonne, just north of Cannes, to step up preparations for their opening game against South Africa in Marseille next Sunday.

They will meet Ireland in their final Pool B game on 7 October in Paris.

Concern had surrounded free-scoring wing Darcy Graham after he missed the final warm-up match against Georgia last weekend with a thigh strain, while full-back Blair Kinghorn had also been nursing a minor issue but Townsend expects the Edinburgh pair to train fully this week.

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"It's good that we’ve got on the plane together with no injuries, which is amazing when you think back a few weeks ago when we had a squad of 41 and were reducing it to 33," said head coach Townsend upon arrival at Nice Airport.

"We thought the four games (against Italy, France home and away, and Georgia), all tough Test matches, would result in injuries to our group, which hasn’t been the case.

"I’m really pleased that those players that played in those games have been able to make it to this stage. As we currently view things, they will all be good for Sunday.

"We don’t train until Tuesday but we believe Darcy will be training fully on Tuesday and available for selection. He trained with the medics on Thursday.

"Blair’s recovered and we also expect him to train fully on Tuesday. From where I’m standing, we’ll have the full squad to pick from."

Ireland are closing in on their opening game of the Rugby World Cup and spirits are high