Overview
- Leicester Fainga’anuku starts at outside centre with Quinn Tupaea shifting to inside centre, while Josh Lord comes in at lock and Wallace Sititi starts at blindside flanker.
- Sam Darry, Du’Plessis Kirifi and Billy Proctor are added to the bench as Scott Robertson reconfigures his match-day 23.
- Jordie Barrett (high-ankle) and captain Scott Barrett (leg laceration) were ruled out after the win over Ireland in Chicago.
- Coaches highlight the Fainga’anuku–Tupaea midfield as a direct carrying and offloading threat designed to test Scotland’s defence.
- Saturday’s Test marks 100 years of international rugby at Murrayfield, with Scotland seeking a first official win after New Zealand’s 30 wins and two draws since 1905.