Tom Jordan will make his first Scotland begin towards world champions South Africa at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Star duo Finn Russell and Blair Kinghorn return, together with scrum-half Ben White, having all been unavailable for final weekend’s 57-17 win over Fiji.
New Zealand-born Jordan, normally deployed at fly-half by Glasgow Warriors, impressed as a substitute full-back in that recreation and stays there.
Darcy Graham misses out after a concussion, with Kinghorn taking his place on the wing.
Ali Worth and Adam Hastings drop out, with Jamie Dobie stored on because the back-up quantity 9 choice.
Final autumn, the Springboks started their profitable World Cup defence with a suffocating 18-3 win over Scotland.
“It is the most important problem in world rugby proper now,” Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend stated.
“They’re double world champions and they’re in incredible kind. They received the Rugby Championship and have been in a position to play totally different groups and present their depth is so sturdy.”
Eben Etzebeth captains South Africa as Siya Kolisi begins on the bench.
Locks Franco Mostert and RG Snyman return after long-term harm absences, the previous beginning and the latter on the bench.
With quantity eight Kwagga Smith incomes his fiftieth cap in Edinburgh, head coach Rassie Erasmus has made 11 modifications from the facet that defeated Argentina in September.
“While you consider the Springboks you consider physicality, however there’s an additional dimension,” Townsend added. “They’re very revolutionary round set-pieces they usually transfer the ball broad with tempo.
“We anticipate an open recreation and a recreation that can check us over each minute.”
Scotland have crushed South Africa solely 5 occasions in 29 conferences, the final of these victories coming in 2010.
