Mosese Tuipulotu ready for Scotland A game against Chile

Mosese Tuipulotu says his first appearance in Scotland colours will be “pretty emotional” after his grandmother paid a surprise visit from Australia to cheer on him and brother Sione this weekend.

Glasgow centre Sione will captain Scotland in their final Autumn Test against Australia on Sunday, while Mosese will get his first taste of international rugby for Scotland A against Chile on Saturday.

The brothers had been unaware their grandmother Jaqueline Thomson had flown from Australia for the matches and she surprised the pair at the national stadium earlier this week.

“It was actually a massive surprise just because me and my brother didn’t know anything about it,” Mosese said.

“They did pretty well to keep it under wraps, but it was a pretty emotional one also just because when I left back home to say goodbye and move over here for rugby, you never quite know when you’re going to see your family again.

“It was a very special moment just to see my gran again.”

Mosese has relished his first involvement with the Scotland set-up this month, and admits he has seen a new side of Sione in his role as national team captain.

“It’s quite strange just because, you know, he’s my brother,” he said.

“You’re so used to hanging out with him outside of rugby and mucking around with him, but I’ve seen kind of a different side of him in here.

“Just the level of leadership he’s shown has been pretty huge. I guess I’ve kind of learned a bit off him both on and off the field on how to conduct yourself as a professional.”