Three debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash

Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday.
Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will makes his first international appearance on the wing and so will hooker Stuart McInally and New Zealand-born openside John Hardie.
Among the replacements are uncapped Edinburgh tighthead prop WP Nel, who recently qualified through residency, and Edinburgh winger Damien Hoyland.
Three players retain their places from the 28-22 defeat to Ireland in Dublin last week, as Sean Lamont lines up on the wing, Richie Vernon at outside centre and Greig Tonks moves from fly-half to full-back.
Completing the backs are Matt Scott at inside centre, Duncan Weir at fly-half and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne at scrum-half.
Packing down with McInally are Glasgow prop duo Gordon Reid and Mike Cusack while captain Grant Gilchrist is joined by Richie Gray in the second row.
Experienced Al Strokosch plays the blindside with Adam Ashe wearing the No.8 jersey.
Head coach Vern Cotter said: “The Irish game was an open, fairly fluid affair for the most part but I think the Italy game will be a tighter battle so we’ll be looking, perhaps, to play a bit differently.
“We know that they put pressure on our tight five, so that unit will be aware that a lot of heat will come their way from scrum and driven lineouts.
“Our whole focus this summer has been on improving. We’re trying to build and construct our rugby and that isn’t based on any emotions other than our desire to move forward.”
Italy: Andrea Masi; Leonardo Sarto, Tommaso Benvenuti, Gonzalo Garcia, Giovambattista Venditti; Tommaso Allan, Guglielmo Palazzani; Matias Aguero, Davide Giazzon, Lorenzo Cittadini; Quintin Geldenhuys (Capt.), Valerio Bernabo; Francesco Minto, Alessandro Zanni, Samuela Vunisa,
Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini, Michele Rizzo, Martin Castrogiovanni, Marco Bortolami, Mauro Bergamasco, Marcello Violi, Carlo Canna, Luke McLean.
Scotland: Greig Tonks; Sean Lamont, Richie Vernon, Matt Scott, Rory Hughes; Duncan Weir, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne; Gordon Reid, Stuart McInally, Mike Cusack; Richie Gray, Grant Gilchrist; Alasdair Strokosch, John Hardie, Adam Ashe.
Replacements: Ross Ford, Alasdair Dickinson, WP Nel, Jim Hamilton, Hamish Watson, Henry Pyrgos, Peter Horne, Damien Hoyland.