US EditionScotland shake up team for Six Nations opener
Glasgow Warriors players dominate Scotland's Six Nations squad with nine starters and five substitutes as coach Gregor Townsend emphasizes form and fitness.
- On Feb 5, Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend named his match-day 23, shaking up the line-up by leaving out regular fullback Blair Kinghorn and two top try scorers as Scotland prepare to face Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
- Townsend leaned on club form with 14 Glasgow Warriors players selected, reflecting their strong season as Scotland aim to bounce back from a 31 in Rome in March 2024.
- Tom Jordan will start at full-back for Scotland, with Jamie Dobie earning his first Six Nations start and Darcy Graham among the replacements for his 51st cap.
- Townsend set a 5-3 bench split after Ewan Ashman and Jack Dempsey were passed fit for the match, shaping match-day cover.
- Selection decisions, he said, reward form and training, with Townsend defending his back-three choices amid competition involving Blair Kinghorn, Duhan van der Merwe, and Darcy Graham, as Scotland aims to build momentum with three games this year.
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