Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie are wing starters for Scotland against New Zealand

Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie start on the wing for Scotland against the All Blacks (PA)

Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie have been handed starting places on the wing for Scotland’s Nations Championship encounter with New Zealand.

The pair are among 10 Glasgow players in Gregor Townsend’s starting line-up for the Murrayfield clash on Saturday.

Former Glasgow centre Huw Jones will reform his partnership with Sione Tuipulotu in midfield while Warriors’ Kyle Rowe starts at full-back.

Finn Russell and Ben White make up the half-back partnership while there are six Glasgow players in the pack – Rory Sutherland, Zander and Matt Fagerson, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings and Rory Darge.

Former Warriors number eight Jack Dempsey, now at Toshiba Brave Lupus, also starts along with Edinburgh hooker Ewan Ashman.

Gregor Hiddleston will provide cover at hooker on the bench along with fellow forwards Pierre Schoeman, Will Hurd, Max Williamson and Josh Bayliss.

Scrum-half George Horne and versatile backs Tom Jordan and Blair Kinghorn make up the replacements.



Scotland team to play New Zealand in Nations Championship

Forwards: 1 Rory Sutherland (Glasgow Warriors), 2 Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby), 3 Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), 4 Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors), 5 Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), 6 Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), 7 Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors), 8 Jack Dempsey (Toshiba Brave Lupus)

Backs: 9 Ben White (Toulon), 10 Finn Russell (Bath Rugby), 11 Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors), 12 Sione Tuipulotu (Captain, Glasgow Warriors), 13 Huw Jones (Toulon), 14 Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors), 15 Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors)

Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston (Glasgow Warriors), 17 Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby), 18 Will Hurd (Leicester Tigers), 19 Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors), 20 Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby), 21 George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), 22 Tom Jordan (Bristol Bears), 23 Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse)

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