Gregor Townsend has named his Scotland team to play England in their opening 2021 Guinness Six Nations match this weekend.
To mark the occasion each Scotland player in the starting XV will have the corresponding name from the 1871 team embroidered onto their shirt to connect with the side which faced England at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh 1871.
Full-back Stuart Hogg will lead the side in the 2021 Calcutta Cup fixture, as Scotland welcome back fly-half Finn Russell into the team after the Racing 92 player missed the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup through injury.
βWe learned a lot about ourselves and where the game is going during our Autumn campaign, and we aim to build on this base during the next seven weeks. We are set for a huge challenge against England as we will be facing one of the best teams in the world,” said Townsend, who was speaking about his Scotland team to play England.
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βItβs always a pleasure to welcome a new player into our squad and we are looking forward to Cam Redpath winning his first cap on Saturday. We have been really impressed with Camβs contributions in the time he has been with us in camp. There are a number of experienced players in the backline to help make his transition to Test rugby go as smoothly as possible, and he has the mindset and skillset to thrive at this level.
βThe opportunity of competing for the Calcutta Cup against our oldest rivals is something to get Scots around the world excited about.β
Scotland team to play England
15. Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN (Exeter Chiefs) β 80 caps
14. Sean Maitland (Saracens) β 50 caps
13. Chris Harris (Gloucester) β 23 caps
12. Cameron Redpath (Bath Rugby) β 0 caps
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh) β 5 caps
10. Finn Russell (Racing 92) β 51 caps
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) β 37 caps
1. Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh) β 11 caps
2. George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) β 12 caps
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) β 34 caps
4. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) β 17 caps
5. Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) β 61 caps
6. Jamie Ritchie VICE CAPTAIN (Edinburgh) β 23 caps
7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh β 36 caps
8. Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) β 9 caps
Substitutes:
16. David Cherry (Edinburgh) β 0 caps
17. Oli Kebble (Glasgow Warriors) β 5 caps
18. WP Nel (Edinburgh) β 40 caps
19. Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) β 65 caps
20. Gary Graham (Newcastle Falcons) β 2 caps
21. Scott Steele (Harlequins) β 1 cap
22. Jaco van der Walt (Edinburgh) β 1 cap
23. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) β 26 caps