Big wins over Canada (73-12), USA (42-7) and Chile (52-11) preceded last night's final match against Uruguay - who lost 79-5 to Argentina last week and a number of Townsend's emerging players have put their hands up for selection in the autumn.
Forwards Gregor Brown, Will Hurd, Ewan Johnson, Robbie Smith, Dylan Richardson, Nathan McBeth and Max Williamson, and backs Harry Paterson, McCann, Arron Reed and Ross Gus Warr have impressed said: on tour.
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