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Scotland change 13 and name Finn Russell as skipper versus France

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Gregor Townsend has shaken up his Scotland team, making 13 changes for this Saturday’s Summer Nations Series clash with France following last weekend’s fixture with Italy.

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The Scots were 25-13 winners in that Rugby World Cup build-up opener versus the Azzurri and the two players from that starting XV retained to face the French in game two at Scottish Gas Murrayfield are two-try winger Darcy Graham and back-rower Matt Fagerson, who switches from No8 to blindside on this occasion.

Finn Russell is named 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. In the pack, Fagerson lines up alongside Hamish Watson and Jack Dempsey in the back row.

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    Elsewhere, Richie Gray and Grant Gilchrist, another vice-captain, are paired in the second row, while the front row will consist of Ewan Ashman alongside Pierre Schoeman and Zander Fagerson.

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

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    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 (Bath 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 Gray (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 (Bath Rugby) 6 caps
    23. Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors) 4 caps

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