Scotland team to play Ireland: 2021 Six Nations - Ruck

Scotland team to play Ireland: 2021 Six Nations

Flanker Jamie Ritchie is one of four changes to the Scotland team to play Ireland in the Six Nations on Sunday.

Scroll down to see the full Scotland team to play Ireland.

Back row Ritchie, who sat out the defeat by Wales through injury, is joined in the XV by wing Sean Maitland, centre Sam Johnson, and prop WP Nel.

https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status/1370358962533634053

It will be South Africa-born props first Test start since the 2019 World Cup.

Blade Thomson, Darcy Graham, James Lang, and the suspended Zander Fagerson drop out of the side that lost 25-24 at Murrayfield a month ago.

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Scotland team to play Ireland

15. Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN (Exeter Chiefs) – 82 caps


14. Sean Maitland (Saracens) – 51 caps
13. Chris Harris (Gloucester) – 25 caps
12. Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors) – 15 caps
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh) – 7 caps

10. Finn Russell VICE CAPTAIN (Racing 92) – 53 caps
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) – 39 caps

1. Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh) – 13 caps
2. George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) – 14 caps
3. WP Nel (Edinburgh) – 42 caps
4. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) – 19 caps
5. Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) – 63 caps
6. Jamie Ritchie VICE CAPTAIN (Edinburgh) – 24 caps
7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh – 38 caps
8. Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) – 11 caps

Substitutes:
16. David Cherry (Edinburgh) – 2 caps
17. Jamie Bhatti (Bath Rugby) – 16 caps
18. Simon Berghan (Edinburgh) – 28 caps
19. Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh) – 42 caps
20. Nick Haining (Edinburgh) – 5 caps
21. Scott Steele (Harlequins) – 2 caps
22. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) – 28 caps
23. Darcy Graham (Edinburgh) – 16 caps

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