Scotland Change Four For Six Nations Showdown With England

Grant Gilchrist and Pierre Schoeman driblet retired of nan Scotland battalion to look England successful Saturday's Six Nations gathering astatine Murrayfield - and location is again nary spot successful nan starting XV for British & Irish Lions trio Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe.

There are 4 changes, each among nan forwards, arsenic caput coach Gregor Townsend reacts to a disappointing 18-15 opening conclusion successful Italy.

George Turner takes complete from nan injured Ewan Ashman astatine hooker, while erstwhile skipper Jamie Ritchie comes into nan backmost statement successful spot of Matt Fagerson.

Nathan McBeth starts astatine loosehead prop, pinch Glasgow Warriors team-mate Gregor Brown astatine lock.

That takes nan number of players from nan United Rugby Championship leaders successful nan squad to 10, pinch 4 much among nan replacements.

David Cherry offers back-up astatine hooker connected nan bench, wherever he is joined by Edinburgh helping Graham, arsenic Kinghorn and Van der Merwe miss retired entirely.

The nation's grounds try-scorer, Van der Merwe has six scores against England, including a hat-trick nan past clip they met astatine Murrayfield successful 2024.

England started nan tourney pinch a thumping 48-7 location triumph complete Wales.

Scotland mislaid 16-15 successful London past year, having won nan erstwhile 4 encounters pinch England.

More to follow.