| Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 26 February Kick-off: 14:15 GMT |
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Rory Darge makes his first Scotland start in a new-look back row for Saturday’s Six Nations visit of France.
The Glasgow flanker – promoted from the bench after his debut in the defeat to Cardiff earlier this month – lines up alongside Hamish Watson and Magnus Bradbury, who starts his first international match since 2020.
In Scotland’s other change, Glasgow prop Zander Fagerson returns.
WP Nel drops to the bench and Jonny Gray and Matt Fagerson are out injured.
Sam Skinner switches to the second row to replace Exeter team-mate Gray, while Glasgow’s Sione Tuipulotu retains his place at inside centre alongside Chris Harris of Gloucester.
On the bench, Edinburgh centre Mark Bennett ends a four-year absence from the Scotland squad.
Having begun the championship with a 20-17 win over England at Murrayfield, Gregor Townsend’s men then lost to Wales by the same scoreline.
Jonathan Danty returns for France in the only change from the team that defeated Ireland in Paris last time out.
More to follow.
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