Seven of the Scotland players involved in the 49-3 mauling by New Zealand are in need of medical assessment ahead of Saturday’s Test against South Africa.

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Captain Mike Blair suffered a head injury, while centre Max Evans left the field with a shoulder problem.

Prop Alasdair Dickinson also has a shoulder worry, with Richie Gray, John Barclay, Rory Lamont and Hugo Southwell are all giving cause for concern.

Scrum half Rory Lawson should be fit after missing out on Saturday.

Given the casualty list, Scotland coach Andy Robinson has delayed naming his side for the Springboks challenge until Wednesday morning and may be considering a few changes after a record defeat at the weekend.

Second row Gray, who made his first international start against the All Blacks after three replacement appearances, is unsure whether he has done enough to retain his starting spot.

“I was happy with some things, disappointed with others,” he said.

I was happy with some of my set-piece work, a couple of good spells in attack. I got to grips with the game, but I’ll need to improve a lot.

“The physicality and the pace of the game is something I’ll need to improve and adapt to.

“We let ourselves down and the nation down.

“However, this is the positive about the autumn Tests. We’ve got another game to bounce back and get ourselves back on track.”

If the 21-year-old recovers from his dead leg and keeps his place, he could face the formidable Springboks second row combination of Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield.

“The challenges just get bigger and bigger, but that’s international rugby,” added the Glasgow Warriors player.

“We’ll build this week and we’ll rectify the areas that went wrong.

“We’ll remain positive and, on the Saturday, we’ll have done everything to go out and put on a performance.”

South Africa arrive in Edinburgh having ground out narrow wins over Ireland and Wales on their autumn travels.