Nov 5 (Reuters) - Scotland named a full-strength side on Thursday for their clash against New Zealand in the Nations Championship at Murrayfield on Saturday, making wholesale changes from their last outing.
• Only Gregor Brown, who moves from the back of the scrum to the second row, and prop Rory Sutherland remain from the starting lineup in Scotland’s last test against Fiji in mid-July when they won 33-17
• Sutherland starts at loosehead with Pierre Schoemanon the bench, making hookerEwan Ashman the only player from Edinburgh Rugby in the starting XV while there are 10 players from Glasgow Warriors
• Coach Gregor Townsend had some tough selection calls and picked British & Irish Lion Huw Jonesto make a comeback from injury alongside captainSione Tuipulotu at centre, while Kyle Rowe got the nod for fullback ahead of Blair Kinghorn
• Matt Fagersonreturns from a groin injury to start at blind-side flank
• Scotland's top two try scorers,Darcy GrahamandDuhan van der Merwe, were left out of the matchday squad
Team: 15-Kyle Rowe, 14-Kyle Steyn, 13-Huw Jones, 12-Sione Tuipulotu (captain), 11-Jamie Dobie, 10-Finn Russell, 9-Ben White, 8-Jack Dempsey, 7-Rory Darge, 6-Matt Fagerson, 5-Scott Cummings, 4-Gregor Brown, 3-Zander Fagerson, 2-Ewan Ashman, 1-Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16-Gregor Hiddleston, 17-Pierre Schoeman, 18-Will Hurd, 19-Max Williamson, 20-Josh Bayliss, 21-George Horne, 22-Tom Jordan, 23-Blair Kinghorn
(Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken Ferris)
