Shizuoka (Japan) (AFP)
We change (almost) everything! Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made fourteen changes in the squad that will face Russia on Wednesday, four days before a vital game against Japan.
Only winger Darcy Graham retains his place in the starting lineup, even if he switches sides with the win against Samoa (34-0) on 30 September.
Scotland had never made so many changes in the World Cup. This turnover is explained by the need to preserve the holders before the top match against the host country, whose winner will see the quarter-finals.
Thus, "stars" Greig Laidlaw and Finn Russell do not appear on the scoresheet.
The Horne brothers, scrum half George and center Peter, celebrate their first joint tenure at a World Cup while veteran John Barclay becomes captain for the first time since 2018 and a match against Italy at the Six Nations Tournament. nations.
Scotland: Kinghorn - Seymour, D. Taylor, P. Horne, D. Graham - (o) Hastings, (m) G. Horne - Brown, R. Wilson, Barclay - Toolis, Cummings - Fagerson, Turner, Reid
Alternates: McInally, Berghan, Nel, Gilchrist, Bradbury, Pyrgos, Harris
Russia: Artemyev - Davydov, Ostrushko, Gerasimov, Sozonov - (o) Gaisin, (m) Perov - Gadzhiev, Vavilin, Zhivatov - Elgin, Ostrikov - Gotovsev, Selskii, Morozov
Alternates: Chernyshev, Bitiev, Podrezov, Fedotko, Garbuzov, Ianiushkin, Sychev, Kushnarev
Referee: Mr Raynal (FRA)
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