Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn has replaced regular outhalf Finn Russell as one of two changes for their final game of the Six Nations against title-chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
Russell has been a mainstay in this year’s championship but is on the bench in a surprise switch by coach Gregor Townsend.
The other change to the starting XV from the team that defeated Italy 33-22 in Rome last weekend sees lock Jonny Gray, who missed the last two games with injury, replace Sam Skinner.
Kinghorn has been impressive for Edinburgh during the United Rugby Championship in recent weeks, including in a victory over Connacht, and will partner scrumhalf Ali Price.
Chris Harris and Sam Johnson are the centre pairing, while captain Stuart Hogg is at fullback and makes up the back three with wings Kyle Steyn and Darcy Graham. Duhan van der Merwe sits out the second game of a three-match suspension.
Hooker George Turner will have props Pierre Schoeman and Zander Fagerson either side of him, while Grant Gilchri …
- March 18, 2022
