Sione Tuipulotu is excited about leading Scotland on their “journey” towards what he hopes will be a fruitful World Cup in Australia in just under two years.

The Melbourne-born captain will be 30 when the global showpiece kicks off in his homeland in October 2027.

Scotland learned on Wednesday that they will face Ireland, Portugal and Uruguay in their pool, and Tuipulotu is intent on ensuring Gregor Townsend’s side are in the best possible shape when they head Down Under.

“It does feel strange talking about it, with it being so far away, but I suppose it’s something we have to start thinking about because that is the path that’s been laid out for us now,” said the British and Irish Lions tourist, who got his first taste of a World Cup in France two years ago.

“The whole focus now turns

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