Rugby: Grove to make Scotland debut against Fiji

Published on Monday 9 November 2009 08:56

Alex Grove will make his Scotland debut and Chris Cusiter will captain his country for the first time in Saturday's opening autumn international against Fiji.

Worcester centre Grove, who turns 22 this month, will partner Graeme Morrision in midfield, while Cusiter has won his battle with joint skipper Mike Blair for the scrum-half berth.

Tighthead prop Moray Low, 24, will make his full debut but there is no place in the XV for record points scorer and appearance holder Chris Paterson, who is on the bench.

Rory Lamont (Toulon); Sean Lamont (Scarlets), Alex Grove (Worcester), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow), Simon Danielli (Ulster); Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Glasgow, capt), Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Moray Low (Glasgow), Nathan Hines (Leinster), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester), Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow), John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors).

Replacements: Dougie Hall (Glasgow), Kyle Traynor (Edinburgh), Jason White (Clermont Auvergne), Richie Vernon (Glasgow), Mike Blair (Edinburgh), Chris Paterson (Edinburgh), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh).