Blair wary of Canucks

Scotland captain will not underestimate Canada

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Blair wary of Canucks

Blair: Respect for Canada

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Scotland captain Mike Blair insists his side will not underestimate Canada at Pittodrie on Saturday.

Having pushed New Zealand and South Africa close, Scotland fans can be forgiven for expecting a try-fest in Aberdeen.

However, having seen Canada give Wales a torrid work out in their last match, Blair knows his side could be in for a tough afternoon.

"Hopefully, the Pittodrie crowd will get behind us from the start," said Blair.

"We're by no means thinking about scoring lots and lots of tries, we've got a lot of respect for the Canadian team and how much they've improved.

"They really pushed Wales last week so there's a lot of emphasis on our performance and making the most of opportunities we get."

Canada have so far taken on Portugal, Ireland and Wales on their European tour - and Blair expects the tourists to be a close-knit unit.

"Whenever you go on a tour there's that aspect of it. You're living together, you're bonding," added Blair.

"But we've been really pleased with what we've done over the last couple of weeks. We feel we're moving our game along and we feel that we've got better over the last couple of weeks as well."