Scotland name XV to take on Springboks

Gregor Townsend has named his Scotland squad to face world champions South Africa on Sunday in Marseille in what is to be a pivotal game in Pool B.

Flanker Jamie Ritchie captains the side, with Finn Russell and Grant Gilchrist serving as his deputies in what is a settled side.

Townsend has named a conventional 5-3 split on the bench, opting not to fight fire with fire against South Africa's 6-2 bench split.

There is no place in the squad for flanker Hamish Watson though, with 23-year-old Rory Darge making his first World Cup appearance against a formidable Springbok pack.

Elsewhere in the squad, former captain Stuart McInally has flown out to France to provide cover for hooker Ewan Ashman, who was ruled out of the South Africa match this week. McInally has not, however, joined the 33-player squad.

Scotland XV

15. Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) 46 caps

14. Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby) 35 caps

13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 39 caps

12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) 19 caps

11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby) 31 caps

10. Finn Russell (Bath Rugby) – Vice-captain – 72 caps

9. Ben White (Toulon) 16 caps

1. Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) 23 caps

2. George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) 37 caps

3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 59 caps

4. Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) 75 caps

5. Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) – Vice-captain – 65 caps

6. Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) – Captain – 43 caps

7. Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors) 11 caps

8. Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors) 12 caps

Replacements:

16. Dave Cherry (Edinburgh Rugby) 10 caps

17. Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) 32 caps

18. WP Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) 57 caps

19. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) 29 caps

20. Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 36 caps

21. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) 63 caps

22. Cameron Redpath (Bath Rugby) 7 caps

23. Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors) 6 caps