Scotland A name team to face Saxons

Shade Munro has name his Scotland A side to face the England Saxons in Newcastle on Friday.
Worcester due Alex Grove and Nikki Walker as well as Bath’s Tom Heathcote, Sale‘s Richie Vernon and Alasdair Dickinson and Saracens‘ Duncan Taylor all start to face their Premiership colleagues.
Last season Scotland’s back-up senior side ran in four unanswered tries to beat the Saxons 35-0 in Netherdale.
Munro said: “This is the first senior representative match of 2013 for a Scottish side and, as an opener for the RBS 6 Nations Championship, we have the opportunity to put a marker down and show what Scottish rugby is about, while those selected have an excellent chance to show why they deserve to feature in the remainder of the RBS 6 Nations campaign.
“Our commitment to our defensive structure and aggression, our discipline and our willingness to support one another if and when we have the chance to cut loose in attack are of paramount importance.”
“Everything this team has done has been designed to put us in a position to beat the England Saxons at Newcastle.
Scotland A: Greig Tonks; Duncan Taylor, Alex Grove, Alex Dunbar, Nikki Walker; Tom Heathcote, Sean Kennedy; Alasdair Dickinson, Steven Lawrie, Jon Welsh; Tom Ryder, Tim Swinson; Stuart McInally, Richie Vernon, Ryan Wilson (Capt.).
Replacements: Alun Walker, Grant Shiells, Gordon Reid, Robert McAlpine, James Eddie, Jamie Stevenson, Ben Cairns, Dougie Fife.