Saints centre Hutchinson hungry for more as he starts again for Scotland

And after impressing in the 13 shirt, the Saints star can't wait for another start when his country host Argentina on Sunday (kick-off 3.10pm).

Hutchinson won his 10th Scotland cap last weekend, helping his side to put in a hugely spirited display as they pushed the All Blacks all the way in a 25-17 defeat.

"There was a big build-up towards it and the occasion was amazing," Hutchinson told the BBC.

"I've been involved in the set-up for a while now. I've had a few opportunities here and there and to get to run out last weekend, you dream of that.

"Hopefully that's given me more motivation to try and do it a bit more often."

Hutchinson, who made his Scotland debut back in 2019 and is now 29 years old, has had to be patient in waiting for big Scotland chances to materialise as Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones locked up the midfield.

And he is now desperate to fully establish himself, as he has seen so many of his former Scotland Under-20s colleagues do.

"When you see those lads progressing it kind of gives you that motivation - I want to be doing what they're doing," Hutchinson said.

"Look at someone like Zander Fagerson, mid-70s, 80 caps, that's incredible. We were in the same under-20s and played with Jamie Ritchie, Blair Kinghorn, Adam Hastings, Scott Cummings, just to name a few.

"That gives me a load of motivation when I come into camp, seeing how these boys have done well.

"It's not the fact that I've been left behind, but I want to have the success that they've had."

In the past Hutchinson has been picked for Scotland squads and trained ahead of the games but not been given any minutes.

"Talking to quite a few of the boys who aren't based in Scotland, the exile lads, I don't think people realise it's actually really tough travelling up here on a Sunday," Hutchinson said.

"Even though it seems short flights, when you're doing it six times in a campaign there and back, it takes a toll on your body.

"You're missing out on all the prep work going back to your club. So you're literally rocking up on a Thursday, which would be my day off of my club's training day, do your team run and then you're asked to play as well as you can.

"When you're doing that every week it does take its toll and I think that's what I found.

"So for me it was like, 'how do I stop doing this and how do I really try and climb my way into the team'?"