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Scotland name three uncapped players for Samoa

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Scotland name three uncapped players
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Scotland include three uncapped players in their starting XV for Saturday's summer tour opener against Samoa in South Africa.

Scotland interim head coach Scott Johnson has named three uncapped players for Saturday's summer tour opener against Samoa in South Africa.

Greig Tonks, Alex Dunbar and Pat MacArthur will all make their debuts in the fixture in Durban.

"I've said regularly that we're not going to give Test jerseys away, but we cannot be exposed to injury issues come the World Cup, and the best way to prevent that is to give players opportunities," BBC Sport quotes Johnson as saying.

Kelly Brown will captain the side as he wins his 58th cap for his country.

Scotland: Tonks, Lamont, Dunbar, Scott, Visser, Heathcote, Laidlaw, Grant, MacArthur, Murray, Gilchrist, Kellock,Strokosch, Brown, Beattie
Replacements: Lawrie, Dickinson, Cross, Hamilton, Wilson, Pyrgos, Horne, Taylor

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