Rugby: Scotland team to play Ireland named

The Scotland team that will play Ireland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations Championships on Saturday has been named.

Veteran coach, Ian McGeechan, has given a few surprises with his decision to leave the up and coming star winger, Roland Reid out of the team and by leaving last season’s captain, Andy Nicol on the substitute bench.

Instead, in comes full-back Glenn Metcalfe after a long spell out with injury with Craig Paterson being moved to the wing to make way for Metcalfe’s inclusion.

Bryan Redpath has been called up from the bench to replace Nicol at scrum-half while Budge Pountney takes over the captain’s role.

The team in full is: T Smith, G Bulloch, M Stewart, J White, S Murray, G Simpson, B Pountney, S Taylor, B Redpath, G Townsend, C Paterson, J Leslie, J McLaren, J Steel and G Metcalfe.