Scotland v Italy: Johnnie Beattie given until last minute to prove fitness after thigh strain Scotland have lost to South Africa and Samoa in the Castle series already, but their performances were more impressive than those put in by Italy against the same sides. As a consequence, and as a reflection of the fact they also beat Italy 34-10 in the Six Nations, the Scots are slight favourites, although they are separated by just one place in the world rankings, where Scotland hold 11th slot and Italy are 12th. If Brown does get an outing against Italy, he will be Scotland's 10th new cap in three weeks, which is almost certainly a Scottish tour record. Johnson has stressed the importance of the current trip as a development exercise, but he has also made it clear that he wants to see more old-style multiple Tests against top opposition, another departure from recent Murrayfield thinking. Johnson said: "I'll be arguing to bring on the big boys as often as we can. Yes, there will be times we're on the wrong end of the scoreboard, but the self-belief will grow. Scotland's summer schedule next year will take them to Canada, the United States, Argentina and South Africa. However, there have been suggestions that moves will be made to drop the North American sector of the tour. Pete Horne, the Glasgow and Scotland centre, is expected to be out of action for nine months as the knee injury he suffered against the Springboks last weekend has been diagnosed as cruciate ligament damage. SRU enjoys record turnover The Scottish Rugby Union has released financial figures which show record turnover of £39.3 million. Murrayfield chief executive Mark Dodson has also revealed that the governing body's year-end debt is down to £11.2 million - the lowest figure in over a decade. The SRU achieved a surplus of £900,000 in the year to April 30 while Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow were watched by crowds totalling more than 500,000 at venues including as Murrayfield, Scotstoun and Pittodrie. The details were made public as the SRU hosted its Annual General Meeting at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Dodson said: "By attracting more supporters to our game we have encouraged further investment over the past 12 months, no mean feat in challenging financial times. We have welcomed a number of new sponsors, while commercial partnerships have been developed. We have also agreed the biggest single sponsorship deal in the history of Scottish Rugby, with our new kit partner, Macron.