Finn Russell is rested ahead of the 7 October clash with Ireland in Paris.
SCOTLAND HEAD COACH Gregor Townsend said on Thursday he was looking for “freshness” as he made 13 changes to his side to face Romania in the Rugby World Cup this weekend, with former Munster out-half Ben Healy handed his first World Cup start.
Lock Grant Gilchrist replaces Jamie Ritchie as skipper with Townsend choosing to rest front-line players such as Finn Russell before Saturday week’s match with table-topping Ireland.Gilchrist was vice-captain in their tournament-opening loss to South Africa and has led his club Edinburgh as well as his country in the past.“He’s going to make sure we’re primed and ready for this,” the former Scotland and British and Irish Lions out-half added.
“It’s been a bit of a whirlwind for him. The temperature change is the biggest shock,” Townsend joked from Scotland’s training base in Nice, where the temperature was 26 degrees on Thursday.
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