SCOTLAND HEAD COACH Vern Cotter has made three changes to his team for Saturday’s Six Nations meeting with Ireland at the Aviva Stadium (5.00pm).

Two of those changes are enforced, as out-half Finn Russell and lock Jonny Gray have been ruled out after sustaining injuries during last weekend’s defeat of France.

They’ll be replaced by Duncan Weir and Tim Swinson respectively. The only other change to the Scots’ starting line-up for the visit to Dublin sees Ryan Wilson come in at number eight at the expense of Josh Strauss.

Scotland (v Ireland)

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Duncan Taylor
12. Alex Dunbar
11. Tim Visser
10. Duncan Weir
9. Greig Laidlaw (captain)

1. Alasdair Dickinson
2. Ross Ford
3. WP Nel
4. Richie Gray
5. Tim Swinson
6. John Barclay
7. John Hardie
8. Ryan Wilson

Replacements:

16. Stuart McInally
17. Rory Sutherland
18. Moray Low
19. Rob Harley
20. Josh Strauss
21. Henry Pyrgos
22. Peter Horne
23. Sean Lamont

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