Stafford McDowall and Ben White come into the starting XV.
SCOTLAND BOSS GREGOR Townsend has made two changes to his team for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Ireland at the Aviva Stadium .
Glasgow centre Stafford McDowall comes into the number 12 shirt, while Ben White returns to the side at scrum-half. That means Cameron Redpath and George Horne, who started last weekend’s defeat to Italy, drop to the bench. Advertisement This will be McDowall’s Six Nations debut and just his second Test cap as the 26-year-old gets his chance in the number 12 shirt with key man Sione Tuipulotu absent due to injury.
Former Munster out-half Ben Healy has missed out on a spot in the matchday 23 for this trip to Dublin as the Scots look for a win that would see them claim the Triple Crown for the first time since 1990.Out-half Finn Russell and openside flanker Rory Darge co-captain the Scottish team again, while the Scots will look to left wing Duhan van der Merwe to do damage with ball in hand.
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