Scotland name side to face Ireland on Saturday

Scotland will hand New Zealand-born flanker Hugh Blake his first cap when the Dark Blues kick-off their World Cup preparations against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

Head coach Vern Cotter sparked controversy when he named the 22-year-old in his group for this year’s RBS 6 Nations just weeks after Blake had moved from the land of his birth and before he had even featured for his then club side Edinburgh.