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Robinson throws Hogg in at the deep end for Scots

Stuart Hogg will become the first teenage Scot for 40 years to start a Test match when Scotland face France in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Stuart Hogg: first teenager to start a match for Scotland for 40 years
Stuart Hogg: first teenager to start a match for Scotland for 40 years

The 19-year-old, whose introduction is one of four changes in personnel after last week's defeat by Wales, could have no greater provenance since the last to do so was Jim Renwick, his fellow native of Hawick who has been acting as a mentor to the youngster.