"Blair was back playing on Sunday night for Toulouse so it's good to get an outlet when you've not been selected, said the head coach after naming his squad to face Wales. He played really well in that game and he's recovered quickly. Duhan's trained really well and very much been part of our squad, so there'll be a freshness around both of them coming back in and huge determination to play well."
"Like any player, you want to be part of the squad and for those players that have been in our squad for a few years, it'll be tough for them to take. But they've backed the team and they understand the reasons why we had different selections going into our opening two games. And now they have an opportunity to represent their country again."
"There are three further changes to the Scotland XV that started the 31-20 victory over England last Saturday, all of them in the pack. Dave Cherry replaces George Turner at hooker, with the latter dropping to the bench. Back-rowers Jamie Ritchie and Jack Dempsey miss out through injury, with Matt Fagerson coming in at No 8 and the versatile Gregor Brown, who started in the second row last weekend, moving to blindside flanker."
Gregor Townsend restored Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe to Scotland's starting XV for the Six Nations match in Cardiff. Kinghorn starts at full-back, replacing Tom Jordan, while Van der Merwe returns on the wing for the injured Jamie Dobie. Townsend cited King's strong Toulouse appearance and quick recovery, and praised Van der Merwe's training and freshness. Three changes were made in the pack: Dave Cherry replaces George Turner at hooker, Matt Fagerson starts at No 8, Gregor Brown moves to blindside flanker with Max Williamson entering the second row. Scotland trained in Spain and enter as favourites against struggling Wales.
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