WP Nel handed first Scottish start in 18 months

The prop's inclusion is one of four changes to the team who lost to Wayne Pivac's team, with Sean Maitland replacing Darcy Graham on the wing, Sam Johnson coming in for James Lang at inside centre and Jamie Ritchie returning to the back row in place of Blade Thomson.

Scotland's WP Nel 

WP Nel will make his first Scotland start since the 2019 World Cup after being called on to replace the banned Zander Fagerson for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Ireland.

Fagerson was handed a four-game suspension for his illegal clear out on Wales' Wyn Jones last month, meaning Nel is back in Gregor Townsend's starting line-up for the first time since the Scots bowed out to World Cup hosts Japan 18 months ago.