Scotland Make 14 Changes As Zander Fagerson Returns

Autumn Series Test: Scotland v Tonga

Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh Date: Sunday, 23 November Kick-off: 13:40 GMT

Coverage: Listen connected BBC Radio Scotland Extra & Sounds, perceive connected nan BBC Sport website & app

Zander Fagerson will make his first quality successful much than 7 months, while skipper Sione Tuipulotu is nan only subordinate to clasp his place, successful Scotland's starting line-up to look Tonga connected Sunday.

Glasgow Warriors tighthead Fagerson has been sidelined since April done a operation of calf and knee injuries.

But he will beryllium portion of an knowledgeable beforehand statement alongside chap Warriors prop Rory Sutherland and Harlequins hooker George Turner, who will triumph his 50th cap, successful Scotland's last autumn Test.

There is nary spot successful nan squad for Bath fly-half Finn Russell, associated grounds try-scoring helping Darcy Graham and full-back Blair Kinghorn arsenic Gregor Townsend makes sweeping changes.

Scotland mislaid 33-24 astatine location to Argentina past Sunday, contempt starring by 24 astatine 1 stage.

Joint grounds effort scorer Duhan van der Merwe returns aft being missing from nan starting line-up for nan past 2 Tests against New Zealand and nan Pumas, pinch Kyle Rowe connected nan different wing.

Bristol Bears' Tom Jordan starts astatine full-back, while Saracens fly-half Fergus Burke will triumph his 3rd headdress successful spot of Russell.

In nan backmost row, Edinburgh's Magnus Bradbury will make his first commencement for three-and-a-half years successful nan number 8 jersey, while flankers Andy Onyeama-Christie and Jamie Ritchie are handed their first appearances of nan autumn.

Starting XV: Tom Jordan (Bristol Bears), Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors), Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors), Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors, capt), Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh); Fergus Burke (Saracens), Ben White (Toulon); Rory Sutherland (Glasgow Warriors), George Turner (Harlequins), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Alex Samuel (Glasgow Warriors), Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors), Andy Onyeama-Christie (Saracens), Jamie Ritchie (Perpignan), Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh).

Replacements: Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh), Nathan McBeth (Glasgow Warriors), Will Hurd (Leicester Tigers), Marshall Sykes (Edinburgh), Josh Bayliss (Bath), George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors).