Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie are wing starters for Scotland against New Zealand

Investec Champions Cup Round 1, CorpAcq Stadium, Eccles, England 17/10/2026

Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie have been handed starting places on the wing for Scotland’s Nations Championship encounter with New Zealand.

The pair are among 10 Glasgow players in Gregor Townsend’s starting line-up for the Murrayfield clash on Saturday.

Former Glasgow centre Huw Jones will reform his partnership with Sione Tuipulotu in midfield while Warriors’ Kyle Rowe starts at full-back.

Finn Russell and Ben White make up the half-back partnership while there are six Glasgow players in the pack – Rory Sutherland, Zander and Matt Fagerson, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings and Rory Darge.

Former Warriors number eight Jack Dempsey, now at Toshiba Brave Lupus, also starts along with Edinburgh hooker Ewan Ashman.

Gregor Hiddleston will provide cover at hooker on the bench along with fellow forwards Pierre Schoeman, Will Hurd, Max Williamson and Josh Bayliss.

Scrum-half George Horne and versatile backs Tom Jordan and Blair Kinghorn make up the replacements.

Scotland: Kyle Rowe; Kyle Steyn (vice-captain), Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu (captain), Jamie Dobie; Finn Russell, Ben White; Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman, Zander Fagerson; Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings; Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge (vice-captain), Jack Dempsey.

Replacements: Gregor Hiddleston, Pierre Schoeman, Will Hurd, Max Williamson, Josh Bayliss, George Horne, Tom Jordan, Blair Kinghorn.

All Blacks: Beauden Barrett; Will Jordan, Quinn Tupaea, Jordie Barrett, Josh Moorby; Damian McKenzie, Cam Roigard; Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor (captain), Fletcher Newell; Scott Barrett, Fabian Holland; Tupou Vaa’i, Peter Lakai, Wallace Sititi.

Replacements: Asafo Aumua, George Bower, Pasilio Tosi, Christian Lio-Willie, Anton Segner, Cortez Ratima, Timoci Tavatavanawai, Rieko Ioane.