Robinson shuffles Scotland pack

Scotland go in search of a first RBS 6 Nations win in Paris on Saturday with captain Alastair Kellock joined by Glasgow team-mate Richie Gray in the second row and Nathan Hines starting at flanker.

Johnnie Beattie, who missed the autumn internationals following shoulder surgery, has not been selected in coach Andy Robinson’s matchday 22, leaving Hines at blindside, Kelly Brown at number eight and John Barclay at openside flanker.

Richie Vernon, who drops out of the starting XV, and Ross Rennie take the back row replacement places.

Beattie was unable to force his way into a team showing three changes in personnel and two further positional switches from the one which defeated Samoa 19-16 in Aberdeen on November 27.

With Graeme Morrison injured, Nick De Luca will return at inside centre and Joe Ansbro playing outside him.

Max Evans will play on the right wing in place of Sean Lamont.

Scotland’s last win in Paris came as they won the final Five Nations Championship title in 1999 – it is their only win at the Stade de France to date - and they have won twice in 42 years in the French capital.

Scotland team to face France at the Stade de France, Paris on Saturday, February 5 (kick-off 5pm Irish time):

H Southwell (Stade Francais); N Walker (Ospreys), J Ansbro (Northampton Saints), N De Luca (Edinburgh), M Evans (Glasgow Warriors); D Parks (Cardiff Blues), R Lawson (Gloucester); A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), R Ford (Edinburgh), E Murray (Newcastle), R Gray (Glasgow Warriors), A Kellock (Glasgow Warriors, captain), N Hines (Leinster), K Brown (Saracens), J Barclay (Glasgow Warriors).

Replacements: D Hall (Glasgow Warriors), M Low (Glasgow Warriors), R Vernon (Glasgow Warriors), R Rennie (Edinburgh), M Blair (Edinburgh), R Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), S Lamont (Scarlets).