Cusiter poised for Scotland comeback
Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has restored Chris Cusiter to the starting 15 for the Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test against Samoa on Sunday.
The Lions scrum-half has not played for the new Scotland boss in his three games in charge of the team.
The Border Reivers player replaces Mike Blair of Edinburgh Gunners in the team.
Hadden has also switched his whole front row for the visit of the Samoans to Murrayfield.
Allan Jacobsen, Scott Lawson and Craig Smith move into the front of the scrum.
Stand-off Phil Godman is included on the bench but there is no place for Borders prop Bruce Douglas among the replacements.
Scotland team to play Samoa in the Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test at Murrayfield on Sunday:
C Paterson (Edinburgh Gunners); R Lamont (Glasgow Warriors), M di Rollo (Edinburgh Gunners), A Henderson (Glasgow Warriors), S Lamont (Northampton Saints); D Parks (Glasgow Warriors), C Cusiter (Border Reivers); A Jacobsen (Edinburgh Gunners), S Lawson (Glasgow Warriors), C Smith (Edinburgh Gunners), C Hamilton (Glasgow Warriors), S Murray (Edinburgh Gunners), J White (Sale Sharks), S Taylor (Edinburgh Gunners), A Hogg (Edinburgh Gunners).
