Scots forced into late change

Scotland have made a change to their squad for Saturday's Six Nations game against France at Murrayfield.


Prop Alasdair Dickinson has not recovered sufficiently from the calf injury he sustained against Italy last month.

 

His place among the replacements is taken by 26-times-capped Moray Low.

 

Scotland - revised: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Sean Lamont, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 David Denton, 7 Kelly Brown (captain), 6 Johnnie Beattie, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Ryan Grant.

Replacements: 16 Ross Ford, 17 Moray Low, 18 Euan Murray, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Chris Cusiter, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 Max Evans.


Date: Saturday, March 8

Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Kick-off: 17.00 (17.00 GMT; 18.00 French time)

Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland) and JP Doyle (England)

TMO: Gareth Simmonds (Wales).