Scots unchanged for Wales clash

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales at Murrayfield.

Scotland suffered defeat on the opening weekend of the Six Nations for the 11th time in 12 attempts, losing 34-21 to defending Grand Slam champions France in Paris last Saturday.

But Scotland were praised for their performance and Robinson, who today agreed a contract extension at Murrayfield until 2015, has resisted changes.

Scrum-half Rory Lawson (back) and wings Max Evans (dead leg) and Nikki Walker (knee) have shaken off knocks to retain their places.

Scotland team to play Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Murrayfield on Saturday (kick-off 5pm):

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 (Northampton Saints), R Gray (Glasgow Warriors), A Kellock (captain, Glasgow Warriors), N Hines (Leinster), K Brown (Saracens), J Barclay (Glasgow Warriors).

Replacements: S Lawson (Gloucester), M Low (Glasgow Warriors), R Vernon (Glasgow Warriors), R Rennie (Edinburgh), M Blair (Edinburgh), R Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), S Lamont (Scarlets)