Damien Hoyland handed first start on the wing for Scotland
UncategorisedThursday, 16 June 2016 at 09:32
Damien Hoyland will start his first Test match for Scotland when they face Japan in Toyota City on Saturday: 11:20am kick-off
There are five changes from the side that finished the Six Nations against Ireland in Dublin
Matt Scott is in for the injured Alex Dunbar and Ruaridh Jackson starts at fly-half
Head coach Vern Cotter has named five personnel changes to the side that finished the 2016 RBS 6 Nations to start this Saturday’s Test match against Japan, at the Toyota City Stadium.
Damien Hoyland, the 22-year-old Edinburgh wing, will start his first Test on the back of a stellar season with Edinburgh.
"I can't believe it," said Hoyland, who featured in Scotland's dramatic victory in the London Sevens last month when they won a first World Sevens Series title.
"It's still very, very surreal. The Sevens, when it happened, was the best feeling I had in my life and I couldn't have imagined anything better, but this has to top it."
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