Rugby-New-look Scotland bring back Graham, Van der Merwe for Fiji test


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July 16 (Reuters) - Wings Darcy ⁠Graham and Duhan van der Merwe return to ⁠the Scotland starting team in a revamped selection ‌to face Fiji in their Nations Championship fixture at Murrayfield on Saturday, with Stafford McDowall to lead the side from centre.

• Scotland's ​record try-scorer Graham and Van der ⁠Merwe have not been ⁠involved in the July series yet but are part of ⁠a ‌new starting lineup from the one that lost 42-28 to South Africa in Pretoria last weekend.

• ⁠Fergus Burke is at flyhalf and Tom ​Jordan at fullback, ‌with McDowall joined in the centre pairing by ⁠Ollie Smith.

• ​Hooker Gregor Hiddleston has props Rory Sutherland and D’arcy Rae either side of him, while Jonny Gray and Max Williamson ⁠make up the lock pairing.

• Gregor ​Brown is at number eight, with the rest of the loose-trio comprising Josh Bayliss and Freddy Douglas.

• Uncapped hooker Seb ⁠Stephen is on the bench and will make his debut if called upon.

• Starting XV: 15-Tom Jordan, 14-Darcy Graham, 13-Ollie Smith, 12-Stafford McDowall, 11-Duhan van der Merwe, ​10-Fergus Burke, 9-George Horne, 8-Gregor Brown, ⁠7-Freddy Douglas, 6-Josh Bayliss, 5-Max Williamson, 4-Jonny Gray, 3-D’arcy Rae, ​2-Gregor Hiddleston, 1-Rory Sutherland.

• Replacements: ‌16-Seb Stephen, 17-Pierre Schoeman, 18-Zander Fagerson, ​19-Scott Cummings, 20-Magnus Bradbury, 21-Liam McConnell, 22-Jamie Dobie, 23-Sione Tuipulotu.

(Reporting by Nick SaidEditing by Toby Davis)

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