JAMES TAVERNIER is confident Rangers will be fighting fit and ready to go when they set their sights on Scottish Cup glory at Hampden next month.

Mark Warburton’s side got their hands on the Championship trophy in the aftermath of Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Alloa.

The Gers face Livingston tomorrow night before a trip to St Mirren on Sunday rounds off their second tier fixture schedule.

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While final rivals Hibernian have a series of play-off matches on the horizon, Rangers will have a three week break before the Hampden showdown.

But Tavernier has no fears about how Warburton’s side will handle the build-up as they bid for a third piece of silverware this season.

He said: “We’re obviously going to have plenty of rest and we can get it in, train hard and it’s going to be perfect, we’re not going to be stung with a lot of games leading up to the final.

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“We’ve got two games in the league in which we’ve got to finish off strong to get the momentum and with almost three weeks off we can train hard - and there’s also talk of a game behind closed doors. We’ll be working hard to keep the momentum going all the way to the final.

“No [I am not concerned], we’ll be fully rested and hungry to play again at Hampden and it’s a final and a chance for Europe so the boys are hungry and can’t wait for the game.

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“We had a long time to wait for the game against Celtic after the semi-final draw was made but the boys were very hungry from the start for that game and they’re very hungry from the start for this one as well.”

It was a frustrating fixture for Rangers as they were held to a 1-1 draw by the Wasps before they got the party started in front of a packed Ibrox on Saturday.

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Tavernier pulled Warburton’s side level with his 15th goal of the campaign as he earned a place in the Light Blue history books.

John Greig and Sandy Jardine held the record for goals scored by a Gers defender in a single campaign and it was the Greatest Ever Ranger who handed the right-back his title medal.

Tavernier said: “He was the first person I wanted to see. It was my intention to get a goal before I came in today and beat the record at home and doing that... I gave him a little bit of stick before the game and told him: ‘I’m coming for your record.’

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“He responded by giving me stick about my penalty against Celtic and I took it on the chin. I spoke to him afterwards and he gave me a handshake and congratulated me.

“I’ve had chats with him every time we’ve had a game and he’s someone you really want to listen to because he has so much experience and is one of the main men here.

“To be able to take things from him, with him being a full-back himself, is a dream.

“Everything he says I take into account and it helps me in my game. You can’t just talk to him, I’ve looked into what he did as well and spoken to others around the club, such as kit man Jimmy Bell.

“He speaks highly of him all the time and you can look on the internet and see what he’s done - and to be voted the Greatest Ever Rangers, obviously, speaks volumes.”