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Scotland make four changes for Wallabies clash

Saracens and Scotland wing Sean Maitland

Sean Maitland returns to the Scotland side to face Australia and Simon Berghan will make his first Test start at Murrayfield on Saturday.

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Gregor Townsend has made four changes to the team which ran New Zealand close last weekend, with Maitland, Berghan, Ryan Wilson and Grant Gilchrist getting the nod.

Maitland was recalled to the squad after recovering from an ankle injury and the wing replaces Lee Jones, who drops out of the squad.

Prop Berghan gets his chance, while number eight Wilson and lock Gilchrist and also come into the pack.

The fit-again Fraser Brown will be among the replacements along with Cornell du Preez, Ben Toolis and Zander Fagerson, who all started in the back row in a 22-17 loss to the world champions.

 

Scotland: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Alex Dunbar, Sean Maitland, Finn Russell, Ali Price; Darryl Marfo, Stuart McInally, Simon Berghan, Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, John Barclay, Hamish Watson, Ryan Wilson.

Replacements: Fraser Brown, Jamie Bhatti, Zander Fagerson, Ben Toolis, Cornell du Preez, Henry Pyrgos, Pete Horne, Byron McGuigan.

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"It seems like the idea of Ardie Savea moving to openside flanker is no longer on the table"


Says who? Savea was picked on the open side, with Wallace Sititi at 8, against France. It makes no difference to Savea’s game, whatsoever and allows Sititi to play in his preferred position. It also provides an option to bring in a third loose forward that may provide a better lineout option and a big body to compete with some of the big bodies found in other teams.


It was unfortunate that Finau was injured so early on against France before he had a chance to show how he might combine with Savea and Sititi, and there is still a possibility that Hoskins Sotutu might be effective alongside them too.


Don’t count out viable options.

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