Scotland hooker Fraser Brown will join the fifty club with his half-century of Test caps against France on Sunday.
Edinburgh’s Grant Gilchrist and Nick Haining also come in alongside Exeter Chiefs lock Sam Skinner, who takes his place on the bench after injury. Stuart McInally moves to the bench.
Head Coach Gregor Townsend told Scotland Rugby: “This week we face a France team that looks galvanised since the World Cup, with a potential Grand Slam in their sights following impressive wins over England, Italy and Wales.
“We have a lot of respect for their coaching team and the quality of player they possess throughout their squad, many of them just in their early stages of their international careers. We’re going to have to deliver our best rugby of the championship in order to beat a team in such good form.
“France’s victories have been built on an aggressive and well-organised defence, so the precision, decision-making and effort in our attacking game will have to be very good in order to get in behind them this weekend."
Full team:
15. Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN (Exeter Chiefs) - 75 caps
14. Sean Maitland (Saracens) - 47 caps
13. Chris Harris (Gloucester) - 17 caps
12. Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors) - 12 caps
11. Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh) - 20 caps
10. Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors) - 19 caps
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) - 31 caps
1. Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh) - 6 caps
2. Fraser Brown VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) - 49 caps
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) - 28 caps
4. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) - 11 caps
5. Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh) - 41 caps
6. Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh) - 17 caps
7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh) - 31 caps
8. Nick Haining (Edinburgh) - 2 caps
Substitutes:
16. Stuart McInally (Edinburgh) - 36 caps
17. Allan Dell (London Irish) - 31 caps
18. Willem Nel (Edinburgh) - 37 caps
19. Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs) - 6 caps
20. Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh) - 13 caps
21. George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) - 12 caps
22. Duncan Weir (Worcester Warriors) - 27 caps
23. Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors) - uncapped
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