Glasgow prop Nathan McBeth is set for his first Six Nations start after head coach Gregor Townsend made four changes to his pack for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown with England at Murrayfield.
Hooker Ewan Ashman, loosehead Pierre Schoeman, second-rower Grant Gilchrist and back-rower Matt Fagerson all drop out from the side that started last weekend’s dismal 18-15 defeat by Italy.
The experienced quartet are replaced in the XV by George Turner, McBeth, Gregor Brown and Jamie Ritchie.
Townsend has kept faith with the same back-line that started in Rome, meaning there is no place in the XV for the high-profile back-three trio of Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe.
Wing Graham is on the bench as part of a 5-3 split, with the other two again omitted from the squad entirely.
The absence of Ashman, Schoeman and Gilchrist means, remarkably, there are no Edinburgh players in the starting XV.
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) February 12, 2026
Scotland team to face England in Six Nations
Forwards: 1 Nathan McBeth (Glasgow Warriors) 2 George Turner (Harlequins) 3 Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 4 Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors) 5 Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) 6 Jamie Ritchie (Perpignan) 7 Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors) 8 Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors)
Backs: 9 Ben White (Toulon) 10 Finn Russell (Bath Rugby) 11 Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors) 12 Sione Tuipulotu (Captain, Glasgow Warriors) 13 Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 14 Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors) 15 Tom Jordan (Bristol Bears)
Replacements: 16 Dave Cherry (Vannes) 17 Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) 18 Elliot Millar Mills (Northampton Saints) 19 Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors) 20 Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 21 George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) 22 Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors) 23 Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby)