Rugby: MacDonald steps up to tackle Pumas
Edinburgh flanker Alan MacDonald will make his Scotland debut in Saturday's final autumn international against Argentina.
Centre Ben Cairns and wing Thom Evans have been recalled to the side as coach Andy Robinson attempts to make it three wins out of three in charge of the national side.
Scotland team for Saturday's game against Argentina at Murrayfield (2.30): R Lamont (Toulon); S Lamont (Scarlets), A Grove (Worcester), B Cairns (Edinburgh), T Evans (Glasgow); P Godman (Edinburgh), C Cusiter (Glasgow, capt); A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), R Ford (Edinburgh), M Low (Glasgow), N Hines (Leinster), A Kellock (Glasgow), A Strokosch (Gloucester), A MacDonald (Edinburgh), J Beattie (Glasgow).
Replacements: D Hall (Glasgow), K Traynor (Edinburgh), J White (Clermont Auvergne), R Vernon (Glasgow), R Lawson (Gloucester), C Paterson (Edinburgh), N De Luca (Edinburgh).
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Monday 20 February 2012
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