Scottish Finn Russell captain went suitable for Saturday’s six nations with England in Twickenham, but colleague Darcy Graham misses.
Russell and Graham doubted the conflict towards Steve Borthwick – in which Scotland will aim to record the fifth consecutive Calcutt Cup victory – after clashes with each other and suffered head injuries in the defeat of Ireland on February 9.
Both players were forced in the first half of that loss of 32-18, but Russell passed the brain earthquake protocols and will begin with no. 10.
Graham, who was in the conflict between the pair and was the worst in the hospital as a precautionary measure, was not considered appropriate enough to turn on at 23, with his place on the backstory side Kyle Rowe occupied in the only change in the background.
There are two switches in the package, and Edinburgh Pierre Schoeman and Jamie Ritchie have taken over from Glasgow’s Rory Sutherland and Matt Faberson.
Sutherland and Faberson fall on a bench, joining their colleagues Ewan Ashman, Will Hurd, Sam Sama Skinner and Gregor Brown in a division of 6-2.
Glasgow duo Jamie gets and Stafford McDowall are two replacement backs.
Scotland initial XV: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 kyle Rowe, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Tom Jordan, 11 tobacco Van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell (Ko-Captain), 9 Ben White; 1 Pierre Schoeman, 2 Dave Cherry, 3 Zander Fagerson, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Rory Darge (Ko-Captain), 8 Jack Dempsey.
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 Matt Faberson, 22 Jamie Prizi, 23 Stafford McDowall
Fixions six nations: 3th round
Saturday 22 February
Wales VS Ireland (2.15 hours)
England against Scotland (16.45)
Sunday 23 February
Italy vs France (15:00)
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