Townsend wins recall to Scotland team

Gregor Townsend has been recalled to the Scotland team as one of four changes in the line-up to face Fiji at Murrayfield on Sunday…

Gregor Townsend has been recalled to the Scotland team as one of four changes in the line-up to face Fiji at Murrayfield on Sunday.

The Borders star will earn his 69th cap in place of Leeds fly-half Gordon Ross, who drops to the bench after impressing in the first two Tests against Romania and South Africa.

Worcester full-back Ben Hinshelwood will make his international debut in the number 15 shirt in the second change to the backs.

Coach Ian McGeechan will keep the same front row forward line which has served him so well already this month. But the coach has drafted in Jon Petrie at number eight as Simon Taylor moves to flanker and Jason White returns to the second row as Scott Murray is rested.

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Ross is joined on the substitutes' bench by Martin Leslie and Stuart Moffat, who both drop down from the starting line-up after the historic win over the Springboks last weekend.

Scotland team
Ben Hinshelwood (Worcester/Eng); Nikki Walker (Borders), Andy Craig (Orrell/Eng), Brendan Laney (Edinburgh), Chris Paterson (Edinburgh); Gregor Townsend (Borders), Bryan Redpath (Sale/Eng, capt); Jon Petrie (Glasgow), Simon Taylor (Edinburgh), Budge Pountney (Northampton/Eng); Stuart Grimes (Newcastle/Eng), Jason White (Glasgow); Bruce Douglas (Borders), Gordon Bulloch (Glasgow), Tom Smith (Northampton/Eng)

Replacements:Stuart Moffat (Glasgow), Gordon Ross (Leeds/Eng), Martin Leslie (Edinburgh), Steve Scott (Borders), David Hilton (Edinburgh), Nathan Hines, (Edinburgh), Graeme Beveridge (Glasgow)