Laidlaw to skipper Scotland

Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has named Greig Laidlaw as his replacement skipper for the Dark Blues’ opening autumn international with Argentina at BT Murrayfield on Saturday.

The Gloucester scrum-half will take over the captaincy duties from Edinburgh lock Grant Gilchrist, 24, who has been ruled out of this month’s Tests against the Pumas, New Zealand and Tonga.