Six Nations Rugby: Seven changes for Scotland Under-21’s
Scotland Under-21 have made seven changes - two positional - from the team defeated 25-18 by their Irish counterparts earlier this month for the game against France on Friday afternoon.
Starting for the first time this season are Stephen Cranston, Ander Monro, Rory Lawson, Mark Rennie and Phil Skillen.
In the backs, Neil Stenhouse moves from stand-off to full-back and Simon Webster switches from centre to wing. A fitness test tomorrow will determine who occupies the number 21 jersey.
Scotland Under-21 team to play France Under-21 at Countesswells, Aberdeen on Friday March 22 at 3pm.
Team: N Stenhouse (Hawick and Scottish Institute of Sport), N Walker (Hawick), S Cranston (Hawick and Scottish Institute of Sport), M Dey (Heriot’s FP and Scottish Institute of Sport), S Webster (Northampton), A Monro (Heriot’s FP and Scottish Institute of Sport), R Lawson (Heriot’s FP and Scottish Institute of Sport); W Scott (Newcastle), S Lawson (Biggar), A Kelly (Ayr), B MacFarlane (Stirling County), M Rennie (Newcastle University), P Skillen (Bristol), K Brown (Melrose and Scottish Institute of Sport), C Eadie (Stirling County and Scottish Institute of Sport, capt).
Substitutes: I MacIntosh (City of Derry), M Thomson (Kirkcaldy), M Hamilton (Cambridge University), R Halliday (Newcastle University), C Cusiter (Watsonians and Scottish Institute of Sport), C MacRae (Gala) or J Pattison (Newcastle), J Blackwood (Melrose and Scottish Institute of Sport).
