Three changes for Scotland as Townsend names team to host England

Scotland will look to get their Guinness Six Nations campaign back on track versus England on Saturday with an XV containing three changes following their agonising round two loss to France.

The February 10 match at BT Murrayfield ended in frustration as Sam Skinner was deemed to have been held up over the line rather than grounding the ball for what would have been the winning try versus the French.

The reaction of the head coach to the 16-20 loss has been to recall the fit-again Blair Kinghorn to start his first championship match of the season.

He takes over at full-back from Harry Paterson, who is omitted from the match day 23 along with Kyle Rowe, another starter against the French. His spot on the right wing is filled by Kyle Steyn, a late absentee 12 days ago as his wife went into labour.

There is one change in the pack with Jamie Ritchie restored at blindside in place of Matt Fagerson. Scotland’s bench remains unchanged.

Scotland (vs England, Saturday)

15. Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse (50)

14. Kyle Steyn – Glasgow Warriors (16)

13. Huw Jones – Glasgow Warriors (45)

12. Sione Tuipulotu – Vice-Captain – Glasgow Warriors (24)

11. Duhan van der Merwe – Edinburgh Rugby (36)

10. Finn Russell – Co-Captain – Bath Rugby (77)

9. Ben White – Toulon (20)

1. Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby (28)

2. George Turner – Glasgow Warriors (42)

3. Zander Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (64)

4. Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby (69)

5. Scott Cummings – Glasgow Warriors (35)

6. Jamie Ritchie – Edinburgh Rugby (47)

7. Rory Darge – Co-Captain – Glasgow Warriors (16)

8. Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors (17)

Replacements:

16. Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (14)

17. Alec Hepburn – Exeter Chiefs (2)

18. Elliot Millar-Mills – Northampton Saints (1)

19. Sam Skinner – Edinburgh Rugby (32)

20. Andy Christie – Saracens (5)

21. George Horne – Glasgow Warriors (27)

22. Ben Healy – Edinburgh Rugby (4)

23. Cameron Redpath – Bath Rugby (11)