Scotland make 6 changes for final World Cup warm-up against Georgia

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made six changes from the side that narrowly lost to France two weeks ago for their final World Cup warm-up match against Georgia on Saturday at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.

The centres and the back-row are the only departments that have remained untouched as Townsend has stuck with the trio of captain Jamie Ritchie, Rory Darge and Jack Dempsey at the back of the scrum, and Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones in the midfield.

Winger Duhan van der Merwe and vice-captain flyhalf Finn Russell are the other two backs to remain in the starting XV from the side that fell short to France 30-27 in Saint Etienne, while prop WP Nel and fellow vice-captain Grant Gilchrist are the other two forwards.

Prior to the loss on French soil, Townsend's side had recorded a victory over Les Bleus in Edinburgh as well as a win over Italy at the end of July. A win on Saturday would cap off a promising quartet of warm-ups before they begin their World Cup campaign against reigning champions South Africa in Marseille on September 10.

Scotland XV

15. Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors) 5 caps

14. Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby) 35 caps

13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 38 caps

12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) 18 caps

11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby) 30 caps

10. Finn Russell (Bath Rugby) – Vice-Captain – 71 caps

9. Ben White (Toulon) 15 caps

1. Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) 31 caps

2. Dave Cherry (Edinburgh Rugby) 9 caps

3. WP Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) 55 caps

4. Sam Skinner (Edinburgh Rugby) 27 caps

5. Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) - Vice-captain - 64 caps

6. Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) - Captain - 42 caps

7. Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors) 10 caps

8. Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors) 11 caps

Replacements

16. Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby) 8 caps

17. Rory Sutherland (unattached) 25 caps

18. Javan Sebastian (Edinburgh Rugby) 5 caps

19. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) 28 caps

20. Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 35 caps

21. George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) 22 caps

22. Ben Healy (Edinburgh Rugby) 2 caps

23. Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby) 43 caps