Gregor Townsend has shaken up his Scotland group, making 13 modifications for this Saturday’s Summer season Nations Collection conflict with France following final weekend’s fixture with Italy.

The Scots have been 25-13 winners in that Rugby World Cup build-up opener versus the Azzurri and the 2 gamers from that beginning XV retained to face the French in recreation two at Scottish Fuel Murrayfield are two-try winger Darcy Graham and back-rower Matt Fagerson, who switches from No8 to blindside on this event.

Finn Russell is known as as skipper, the fly-half partnering Ben White at half-back, with Sione Tuipulotu chosen as vice-captain and renewing his midfield partnership with Huw Jones. Within the pack, Fagerson strains up alongside Hamish Watson and Jack Dempsey within the again row.

The Bunker defined in rugby

The Bunker defined in rugby

Elsewhere, Richie Grey and Grant Gilchrist, one other vice-captain, are paired within the second row, whereas the entrance row will encompass Ewan Ashman alongside Pierre Schoeman and Zander Fagerson.

Rory Darge, who led Scotland to their Italy win, is one in every of 5 forwards named within the replacements. Dave Cherry, Jamie Bhatti, WP Nel and Scott Cummings are the opposite pack choices, with backs George Horne, Cameron Redpath and Ollie Smith finishing the matchday 23.

Scotland (vs France, Saturday – 3:15pm)
15. Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) 44 caps
14. Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby) 34 caps
13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 36 caps
12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors, vice-captain) – 16 caps
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby) 28 caps
10. Finn Russell (Tub Rugby, captain) – 69 caps
9. Ben White (Toulon) 14 caps
1. Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) 21 caps
2. Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby) 7 caps
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 58 caps
4. Richie Grey (Glasgow Warriors) 73 caps
5. Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby, vice-captain) – 62 caps
6. Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 34 caps
7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) 57 caps
8. Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors) 9 caps

Replacements:
16. Dave Cherry (Edinburgh Rugby) 8 caps
17. Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) 30 caps
18. WP Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) 54 caps
19. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) 26 caps
20. Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors) 8 caps
21. George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) 20 caps
22. Cameron Redpath (Tub Rugby) 6 caps
23. Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors) 4 caps