Jordan rewarded with start against Boks
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Fresh from his debut against Fiji last weekend, Tom Jordan has been selected at fullback to take on world champions South Africa this Sunday.
Jordan’s inclusion at fullback is one of four changes to the backline, while the starting pack mirrors that of the Fiji game.
Blair Kinghorn is available this week and will start on the right wing.
Finn Russell and Ben White have been selected as the halfback pairing.
The rest of the backline is unchanged from the win over Fiji with Huw Jones and captain, Sione Tuipulotu, combining once again as the centre combination.
After topping the all-time try-scoring charts for Scotland under hot pursuit of Darcy Graham, Duhan van der Merwe will start on the left wing.
Among the forwards, there are no changes from the team that defeated Fiji 57-17. Rory Darge is named as vice-captain once again and makes up an all-Glasgow Warriors back row with Matt Fagerson and Jack Dempsey.
Grant Gilchrist and Scott Cummings are paired together for the second week in a row and upfront, Zander Fagerson packs down, fresh from becoming a dad to twins, along with Pierre Schoeman and Ewan Ashman.
On the bench, Dylan Richardson and Rory Sutherland are listed as front-row replacements along with Elliot Millar Mills, who joins after being unavailable last weekend. Max Williamson is again named among the substitutes, with Josh Bayliss and Jamie Ritchie brought in to engineer a 6-2 split, as Jamie Dobie and Stafford McDowall complete the matchday 23.
Scotland: 15 Tom Jordan, 14 Blair Kinghorn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (captain), 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Dylan Richardson, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Max Williamson, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Jamie Ritchie, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Stafford McDowall
Date: Sunday, November 10
Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 16.10 (18.10 SA time)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (England), Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)
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