Rory Hutchinson will earn his first Scotland cap since 2022 on Saturday (16 November, kick-off: 3.10pm), as the Northampton Saints centre is named to start against Portugal.
Gregor Townsend has selected the in-form, 158-time Saint in his starting line-up for the third match of the Famous Grouse Nations Series, lining up in the centres to earn his eighth international cap as Portugal head to Scottish Gas Murrayfield.
Hutchinson’s Northampton teammate Elliot Millar Mills will also feature against Portugal, as the prop is named amongst Scotland’s replacements and is set to earn his seventh cap there.
SCOTLAND TEAM TO FACE PORTUGAL
15 Tom Jordan – Glasgow Warriors (2)
14 Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby (40)
13 Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints (7)
12 Stafford McDowall – Glasgow Warriors (7) CAPTAIN
11 Arron Reed – Sale Sharks (2)
10 Adam Hastings – Glasgow Warriors (31)
9 George Horne – Glasgow Warriors (32) VICE-CAPTAIN
1 Jamie Bhatti – Glasgow Warriors (34)
2. Patrick Harrison – Edinburgh Rugby (2)
3 Will Hurd – Leicester Tigers (2)
4 Alex Craig – Scarlets (4)
5 Alex Samuel – Glasgow Warriors (uncapped)
6 Luke Crosbie – Edinburgh Rugby (11) VICE-CAPTAIN
7 Ben Muncaster – Edinburgh Rugby (uncapped)
8 Josh Bayliss – Bath Rugby (8)
Replacements:
16 Johnny Matthews – Glasgow Warriors (1)
17 Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors (35)
18 Elliot Millar Mills – Northampton Saints (6)
19 Ewan Johnson – Oyonnax (3)
20 Freddy Douglas – Edinburgh Rugby (uncapped)
21 Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors (8)
22 Matt Currie – Edinburgh Rugby (3)
23 Kyle Rowe – Glasgow Warriors (8)
