The Springboks' record in tests against Scotland is: played 25, won 20, lost five. Coupled with the fact that the last time the teams met (in June last year) the Boks won 55-6, the general feeling is that the two-times world champions should walk away with tomorrow's game.But that doesn't take into account how much has changed.The Boks have become the Rafael Nadal of rugby, a former dominant force that has gradually become petrified of its own shadow at the merest hint of competition, if defeats to Ireland, Wales, Argentina and Japan in the last 10 months are anything to go by.Scotland, by contrast, have been on only an upward curve since their New Zealand coach, Vern Cotter, took over last year. This is to the point where it is they, and not the Boks, who top Pool B, with 10 points. (Heyneke Meyer's team is second on seven points).The Boks have been disrupted by the loss of captain Jean de Villiers and a hamstrung Victor Matfield. With scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, a not-so-flash captain of the Bulls in the 2008 Super 14, replacing De Villiers as leader, and the loss of Matfield in the lineout, the Boks will be a little insecure.The Scots are know to be good scrummagers. With the towering Richie Gray leading their lineout, and former SA players WP Nel and Josh Strauss understanding Afrikaans, they should be able to compete at the jumps as well - especially with Lood de Jager continuing to learn the ropes as the Boks' chief lineout caller.Among the backs, the Boks are better on paper, with fast and elusive fullback Stuart Hogg their biggest threat.It could be a stern test for the Boks. But if they turn up against the Scots as they did against the Samoans last week, they should have no problems winning (by about 10 points) and going on to top the group...