Edinburgh’s Pierre Schoeman is one of four uncapped players named in the Scotland team to face Tonga in the opening autumn Test this Saturday.
The South Africa-born prop will be joined in making his debut by club colleague Jamie Hodgson.
Glasgow pair Sione Tuipulotu and Rufus McLean are the other two players who will make their first starts after head coach Gregor Townsend named his XV for the Murrayfield match.
The team will be led by co-captains – Glasgow’s British and Irish Lion Ali Price and Edinburgh’s Jamie Ritchie – for the first time.
In the pack, Lions Zander Fagerson and Hamish Watson feature for Scotland for the first time since the South Africa tour in the summer.
Edinburgh pair Marshall Sykes and Luke Crosbie are two of four uncapped players named among the replacements, along with Glasgow duo Ross Thompson and Jamie Dobie.
Head coach Townsend told the Scottish Rugby website: “This week has been our first opportunity since the Six Nations to come together as a team, and our goal is to become a better team over the next month.
“Saturday will also be a huge occasion for a number of players in our squad who have the honour of playing for their country for the first time.”
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) October 27, 2021
Scotland team to face Tonga
Forwards: 1 Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby)*, 2 George Turner (Glasgow Warriors), 3 Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), 4 Jamie Hodgson (Edinburgh Rugby)*, 5 Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), 6 Jamie Ritchie (Co-CAPTAIN, Edinburgh Rugby), 7 Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby), 8 Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Backs: 9 Ali Price (Co-CAPTAIN, Glasgow Warriors), 10 Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby), 11 Rufus McLean (Glasgow Warriors)*, 12 Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), 13 Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors)*, 14 Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors), 15 Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby)
Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby), 17 Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors), 18 Oli Kebble (Glasgow Warriors), 19 Marshall Sykes (Edinburgh Rugby)*, 20 Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh Rugby)*, 21 Nick Haining (Edinburgh Rugby), 22 Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors)*, 23 Ross Thompson (Glasgow Warriors)*
* Denotes uncapped player