New Scotland coach Vern Cotter has elected to go with experience in selecting his line-up for Saturday. In total his team has 397 caps led by Sean Lamont and his 86. That said, Scotland will have three players--fly-half Finn Russell, prop Gordon Reid, and flanker Blair Cowan, all receiving their first caps. Some of the more notable names in the team include Lamont. Joining him in the backs is Stuart Hogg and Tim Visser. Greig Laidlaw will man the scrumhalf position and captain the team while Richie Gray and Jim Hamilton form a tough lock pairing.
Forwards: Gordon Reid (Glasgow, 0 caps), Scott Lawson (Newcastle, 43 caps), Geoff Cross (London Irish, 28 caps), Richie Gray (Castres, 37 caps), Jim Hamilton (Saracens, 55 caps), Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan, 38 caps), Blair Cowan (London Irish, 0 caps), Johnnie Beattie (Montpellier, 30 caps)
Backs: Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester, 29 caps), Finn Russell (Glasgow, 0 caps), Tim Visser (Edinburgh, 12 caps), Duncan Taylor (Saracens, 10 caps), Sean Lamont (Glasgow, 86 caps), Sean Maitland (Glasgow, 9 caps), Stuart Hogg (Glasgow, 20 caps)
Bench: Pat MacArthur (Glasgow, 4 caps), Alex Allan (Glasgow, 0 caps), Moray Low (Exeter, 26 caps), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh, 4 caps), Kieran Low (London Irish, 1 cap), Grayson Hart (Edinburgh, 0 cap), Ruaridh Jackson (London Wasps, 23 caps), Max Evans (Castres, 42 caps)