Six Nations: Stafford McDowall replaces Sione Tuipulotu for Scotland against Italy, as Duhan Van der Merwe has passed properly | Rugby news news

Stafford McDowall has been named to start in the Scottish center for their six nations Clash Vs Italy in place of injured Sione Tuipulotu, while Wing Duhan Van Der Merwe has shaken a blow to start.

Tuipulotu, who owned Scotland in the autumn and was in a wonderful form, will lose the entire championship due to a thoracic injury to the training.

The Van der Merwe tester registration has surpassed an ankle problem and will start three along with Darcy Graham and Blair Kinghorn.

Elsewhere, experienced Dave Cherry and Jonny Gray will make their first Scottish appearances from 2023 after being selected to start.

Bordeaux Lock Gray, 30, has not appeared for the national team since Azzurri visited Murrayfield in six nations in 2023 after being derailed by a serious knee injury.

However, he will now add to his 77 lids after his brother Richie left the scene when he moved to Japan last year, while Scott Cummings was excluded from the tournament with an injury.

Edinburgh Hooker Cherry is the most remarkable inclusion in XV after being selected in front of Club-Mate Ewan Ashman, who appeared to have made his place after the move of George Turner to Japan last year.

Cherry, 34, has not played for Scotland since he left the 2023 World Cup team after a concussion he suffered while falling on the stairs at The Team Hotel in a day off after the original pool stage against her South Africa, a race in which he came as a sub -novel –

Former Scottish ruler Jamie Ritchie has been selected to start in the back series in front of Jack Dempsey, who was named on the bench after recently recovered from an injury.

Ben White has kept in his scrum-half, despite began only one of the Guardon’s Games in the autumn series, while Finn Russell and Rory Darge will coexist the side in the absence of Tuipulotu.

Ashman is named on the bench, with Glasgow’s trio George Horne, Tom Jordan and Kyle Rowe the three backs mentioned between the submarines.

Scotland team to face Italy

Starting XV: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell (Co-Capt), 9 ben White; 1 Pierre Schoeman, 2 Dave Cherry, 3 Zander Fagerson, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Rory Darge (Co-Capt), 8 Matt Fagerson.

Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Gregor Brown, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 George Horne, 22 Tom Jordan, 23 Kyle Rowe.

Six Nations 2025: Lighting and Schedule

Scotland

• Italy – Murrayfield – Saturday 1 February – 2.15pm (GMT)
• Ireland – Murrayfield – Sunday 9 February – 3pm (GMT)
• England – Twickenham – Saturday 22 February – 4.45pm (GMT)
• Wales – Murrayfield – Saturday 8 March – 4.45pm (GMT)
• France – Stade de France – Saturday 15 – 8pm (GMT)

Allan returns to Italian reinforcement

Tomasso Allan will make the six nations return to Italy against Scotland as coach Gonzalo Quesada is making five changes.

Italy’s record six points of nations, scorer Allan, who made only one appearance during the 2024 version, will win his 82nd lid in the Full-Back with Ange Capuozzo going to a wing to Jacopo Trulla , who began the November defeat in New Zealand.

Michele Lamaro replaces Manuel Zulinai in Flander and takes over the captain from the Juan Ignacio Brex center, which led Italy to Turin against all blacks.

Lorenzo Cannone, Simone Ferrari and Giacomo Nicotera come to the original XV, which characterizes Harlequin Lock Dino Lamb, who will make the sixth debut.

Italian team to face Scotland

Starting XV: 15 Tommaso Allan, 14 Ange Capuozzo, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Martin Page-Realo; 1 Danilo Fiscchetti, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 3 Simone Ferrari, 4 Dino Lamb, 5 Federico Ruzza, 6 Sebastian Negri, 7 Michele Lamaro (C), 8 Lorenzo Cannone.

Replacements: 16 Gianmarin Lucches, 17 Luca Rizzoli, 18 Marco Rizzoli, 19 Ross Zibiani, 21 Alexander Barvis, 22 Ab_Me Garbisi, 23 Emerbs.