McGeechan keeps same Scottish line-up

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has named an unchanged team ahead of their second Test against South Africa this Saturday.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has named an unchanged team ahead of their second Test against South Africa this Saturday.

McGeechan's men were narrowly edged out by the Springboks in the first Test 29-25 when they met in Durban last weekend, denying the visitors their first-ever win on South African soil.

The only changes are to the replacements bench, were Edinburgh's Brendan Laney comes in for Bordeaux centre James McLaren.

New Zealand-born Laney was a late inclusion into the Scotland squad that lost to the Barbarians before the South Africa tour. He replaced Orrell centre Andy Craig, who has since recovered from a hip injury and will play against the Springboks.

Scotland team to play South Africa at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
(Saturday, June 14th, kick-off 3 p.m. local time)

G Metcalfe (Glasgow Rugby); C Paterson (Edinburgh), A Craig (Orrell), A Henderson (Glasgow), K Logan (Wasps); G Townsend (The Borders), B Redpath (Sale, capt); G Kerr (Leeds), G Bulloch (Glasgow), B Douglas (The Borders), S Murray (Edinburgh), N Hines (Edinburgh), J White (Sale), S Taylor (Edinburgh), A Mower (Newcastle).

Replacements: R Russell (Saracens), G McIlwham (Bordeaux-Begles), Jon Petrie (Glasgow), M Leslie (Edinburgh), M Blair (Edinburgh), G Ross (Leeds), B Laney (Edinburgh).

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