Updated at 14.29
JACK DEMPSEY will make his first Scotland start, while Stuart Hogg wins his 100th cap, as the Dark Blues go in search of a Triple Crown against unbeaten Ireland in Sunday’s Six Nations clash at Murrayfield.
Glasgow No. 8 Dempsey joins the pack alongside lock Jonny Gray, included after Grant Gilchrist was banned after being sent off in a defeat by France last month.
Dempsey made his Scotland debut last year after a change in world rugby’s eligibility rules allowed the Glasgow back-row to switch allegiance from his native Australia.
The 28-year-old will wear the No. 8 shirt, with Matt Fagerson moving to fill the flanker position vacated by Hamish Watson.
Scotland’s third-round defeat by France ended their hopes of a Grand Slam.
But they will claim their first Triple Crown since 1990 if they win in Edinburgh against an Ireland team bidding for a clean sweep.
The Triple Crown is the reward for beating all three of the other “home” nations in any one tournament, comprising England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Scotland (v Ireland)
- 15. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) – vice-captain – 99 caps
- 14. Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors) 8 caps
- 13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 34 caps
- 12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) 14 caps
- 11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby) 26 caps
- 10. Finn Russell (Racing 92) 68 caps
- 9. Ben White (London Irish) 12 caps
- 1. Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) 19 caps
- 2. George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) 33 caps
- 3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 56 caps
- 4. Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) 72 caps
- 5. Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) – vice-captain – 75 caps
- 6. Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 31 caps
- 7. Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) – captain – 39 caps
- 8. Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors) 7 caps
- Replacements:
- 16. Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) 60 caps
- 17. Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) 28 caps
- 18. Simon Berghan (Glasgow Warriors) 32 caps
- 19. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) 23 caps
- 20. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) 55 caps
- 21. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) 59 caps
- 22. Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) 41 caps
- 23. Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby) 41 caps
