Gregor Townsend has named five uncapped players in his starting XV in Scotlandโs first summer tour game againstย Canadaย and could feature up to 10 debutants by the end of the game on Saturday.
Edinburgh centreย Matt Currie, wingย Arron Reedย and hisย Saleย team-mate, scrum-halfย Gus Warr, second-rowerย Max Williamsonย and hisย Glasgowย Warriors back-row team-mateย Gregor Brown, all start the game at the TD Place Stadium, Ottawa.
Northampton hookerย Robbie Smith, Glasgow propย Nathan McBeth, Leicester propย Will Hurd, Oyannax second rowย Ewan Johnsonย andย Edinburghย wingย Ross McCannย will hope to make their debuts off the bench.
Glasgow centreย Stafford McDowallย is named as co-captain alongside Edinburgh flankerย Luke Crosbie, who led aย Scotlandย A team, which also featured Currie, againstย Chileย in 2022.
Reed and Manchester-๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง Warr, who qualifies for Scotland through his mother โ she hails from Strathaven โ have impressed for Sale this season, while wing Reed was involved in the Guinnessย Six Nationsย squad.
Williamson and Brown have been rewarded for their performances with the Warriors, who recently won theย United Rugby Championshipย when they beat theย Bullsย 21-16 in the final in Pretoria, South Africa.
Fellow team-matesย Jamie Dobieย โ selected on the wing โ and fly-halfย Ross Thompsonย are also selected from the start.
Harry Paterson will make his second Scotland appearance at full-back, while Sharksโ hookerย Dylan Richardsonย will start the match having previously made his Scotland debut in the back row againstย Japanย at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in 2021.
He is joined in the front row byย Rory Sutherland, the most-capped player in the starting line-up, along withย Elliot Millar-Mills, who recently won theย Gallagher Premiershipย with Northampton.
In the second row, Williamson is joined by Edinburghโsย Glen Young, who will make his third Scotland appearance, and in the back row, Bathโsย Josh Baylissย will start at number eight along with Crosbie at openside and Brown on the blindside.
On the bench, Glasgow captainย Kyle Steynย can offer experience along withย Matt Fagersonย and Edinburgh stand-off Ben Healy.
After taking on the Canadians in Ottawa, the Scots face the United States in Washington on July 12, then meet the challenge of Chile in Santiago on July 20 before finishing off the tour againstย Uruguayย in Montevideo seven days later.