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BLAIR Kinghorn, Kyle Steyn and Jamie Ritchie return for Scotland against England.
Toulouse’s Kinghorn, 27, had missed the opening two matches in this season’s Six Nations because of a knee injury and replaces Harry Paterson.
Former skipper Jamie Ritchie – dropped from the squad for the home loss to France – returns at blindside flanker, with Matt Fagerson dropping out.
Kyle Steyn takes over from Kyle Rowe on the right wing.
Steyn – and Ritchie – started the narrow win over Wales in round one, but the Glasgow Warrior was a late withdrawal from the team to face France after his wife went into labour.
There is no place in the squad for Rowe, Paterson and Matt Fagerson, with head coach Gregor Townsend opting for an unchanged bench.
England, who have lost the past three Calcutta Cup contests, have beaten Italy away and Wales at home so far in this year’s championship.
Scotland: Kinghorn, Steyn, Jones, Tuipulotu, Van der Merwe, Russell (co-capt), White; Schoeman, Turner, Fagerson, Gilchrist, Cummings, Ritchie, Darge (co-capt), Dempsey.
Replacements: Ashman, Hepburn, Skinner, Christie, Horne, Healy, Redpath.
22nd February, 2024.
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