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Four changes to the Scotland team, with one new cap on their bench

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Gregor Townsend has announced a Scotland team to host Italy on Saturday that contains four changes from last Sunday’s home loss to Ireland. The Scots were beaten 22-7 to extinguish their title challenge and having since lost Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell to injury, there were always going to be alterations to their Guinness Six Nations round five side.

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Ollie Smith is included at full-back for Hogg with Blair Kinghorn at out-half for Russell. In the pack, Sam Skinner is chosen instead of Richie Gray with Hamish Watson promoted from the replacements in place of the benched Matt Fagerson.

On the bench this Saturday, new names after last weekend are Ewan Ashman for Fraser Brown, Rory Sutherland for Jamie Bhatti, WP Nel for Simon Berghan, the uncapped Ben Healy for the promoted Kinghorn and Cameron Redpath for Chris Harris.

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Scotland team (vs Italy, Saturday – 12:30)
15. Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps
14. Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors) 9 caps
13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 35 caps
12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) – Vice-Captain – 15 caps
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby) 27 caps
10. Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) 42 caps
9. Ben White (London Irish) 13 caps
1. Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) 20 caps
2. George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) 34 caps
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 57 caps
4. Sam Skinner (Edinburgh Rugby) 24 caps
5. Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) – Vice-Captain – 76 caps
6. Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) – Captain – 40 caps
7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) 56 caps
8. Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors) 8 caps

Replacements:
16. Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks) 6 caps
17. Rory Sutherland (Ulster Rugby) 22 caps
18. WP Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) 53 caps
19. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) 24 caps
20. Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 32 caps
21. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) 60 caps
22. Ben Healy (Munster) uncapped
23. Cameron Redpath (Bath Rugby) 4 caps

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NB 7 minutes ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

He’ll be working on the explanation right now!

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NB 7 minutes ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

The 6/2 bench has also had a big influence on this debate. With only one or two backs to come on [and one has to be half-back] it palces a premium of these ‘four-spot’ hybrids!

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NB 9 minutes ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

It would be a real contest to stage the big games.😅

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NB 9 minutes ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

I’m sure he’ll be picking up all he can from Leinster andhe’ll bring it back with him. IMO Jordie has always been far far more than a battering ram.

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NB 11 minutes ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

This is very credible, and my guess is that both played a lot of diff spots in the backs as youngsters. Their coaches prob put them in the best place to hurt the opposition. As you say it doesn’t develop specialist skills, and those are needed at 10.

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NK 33 minutes ago
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The amount sounds good but I reckon it’d be difficult for someone who has taken rugby in their 20s to come close to that. The number of people who are doing it since childhood is not small. It would take a real specimen, a kind of one-in-a-million, to overcome this.

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NK 40 minutes ago
La Rochelle confirm immediate effect retirement of Raymond Rhule

Very good player. Pity.

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Spew_81 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

Do you think J Barrett will play differently when he comes back?


Or do you think NZ coaches just see him as a battering ram?

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Spew_81 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

They would have two awesome stadiums. The new Christchurch one should be really nice.

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Spew_81 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

I’m sure John thinks it’s a ‘New Trick’ to undermine the Wallabies🤣

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Spew_81 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

I think part of the issue for 10s like McKenzie and B Barrett, is that they are so fast/agile with an eye for a gap. That it wasn’t until they hit second or first tier rugby that they couldn’t essentially do it all themselves.


That they relied on their physical gifts too much and didn’t need to develop skills to set up other players; they either scored the try, or delivered the final offload etc.

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Best of luck to Ross . Should prove a good signing at that level .

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NB 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

Yes losing Plummer/Cameron/Burke/Morgan at more or less the same time means a lost gen of 10’s… That can mean you jump to the next gen down before they are quite ready to play the role.


Can you imagine it? ‘The South Highland Crusaders’! There would be fighting in the stands🤣

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WI 1 hour ago
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You might not have been, but you should read some of your fellow countrymen’s remarks once in a while. Anyway, i came here to look for a Grand Slam definition, but i guess we are both not sure. So i’m just sticking to the old meaning, it is 4 wins on tour against the Home Unions. Anyway, goodluck for the season and all the best.

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NB 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

Yes his kicking, both out of hand and at goal, has come on a lot. I’d like to see him vary his positioning much more at first receiver. Drop deep or hit the line flat, come shorter to the 9 on occasion… etc. It would also help him if they switch him with Jordie B far more often there.

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NB 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

Richie for sure S. Bring on DMac with 30 to go.

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NB 1 hour ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

There is an art to bringing other ppl into the game successfully - Sexton had it. DMac has improved, though he still tends to look to himself to make breaks etc… which is prob the ‘busy’ you are referring to. But it’s not unknown for players to improve in their thirties, so who knows?

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PS 1 hour ago
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England, hopefully, by 10

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Spew_81 2 hours ago
Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

McKenzie has heaps of potential. He just needs to click. He seems to always be busy/frantic, rather than having time. Maybe just a wee bit more experience will do it?

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