Scotland forced to change two
Scotland coach Andy Robinson has been forced to make two changes to his side for this weekend’s Six Nations clash with Wales as they attempt to bounce back from their disappointing Calcutta Cup defeat to England.
Greig Laidlaw steps up to flyhalf following the sudden retirement of Dan Parks on Tuesday while Edinburgh prop Geoff Cross comes in for Euan Murray, whose religious beliefs prevent him from playing on Sundays.
Glasgow Warriors trio Ed Kalman, Duncan Weir and Stuart Hogg all join the replacements bench but Robinson resisted the temptation to partner Laidlaw with his Edinburgh scrumhalf partner Mike Blair, with Chris Cusiter retained at No.9.
Scotland: 15 Rory Lamont, 14 Lee Jones, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 Sean Lamont, 11 Max Evans, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Chris Cusiter, 8 David Denton, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford (captain), 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Ed Kalman, 18 Alastair Kellock, 19 John Barclay, 20 Mike Blair, 21 Duncan Weir, 22 Stuart Hogg.
Date: Sunday, February 12
Venue: Millenium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 15.00 (15.00 GMT)
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
