Scotland rugby wing Tommy Seymour insists the £1.25million spent on the new BT Murrayfield pitch will be repaid with test victories.

The Dark Blues found themselves bogged down at their Edinburgh home during this year's RBS Six Nations as a parasitic worm infestation turned the playing field into a muddy mess.

The Scottish Rugby Union splashed out on a new Desso Grassmaster pitch similar to that used by the football teams Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal, as well as at Twickenham and the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Scottish Premiership champions Celtic were the first side to make use of the hybrid surface when they played two Champions League qualifiers at the home of Scottish rugby.

Now Seymour and the rest of the Scotland side will get their turn when they host Argentina in Saturday's opening autumn international.

The Glasgow Warrior believes the massive cost will prove to have been money well spent when Vern Cotter's side start winning on it.

"You would be stupid to say the new pitch won't improve our chances," he said. "It's a great surface. It looks fantastic and it is awesome to run on.

"The grass length is perfect and it looks like a really quick pitch. It is solid underfoot.

"For guys in the back three, the centres and the number 10s, it is good news. They can throw the ball out wide and wing it a bit more because they know the guys outside have a solid footing underneath.

"If you have got a surface which is really good for attacking rugby and you have the ability to spread the ball around, then it does increase your chances of winning."