Andy Robinson has got the team sheet in good and early for the meeting with Ireland on Saturday, with only one change made to the team that lost to France last time out.
The change in personnel – which sees Nick De Luca come in for Rory Lamont – sees a raft of positional changes in the Scotland backs, with Sean Lamont moving to the right wing from the centre, Lee Jones switching from the right to the left wing and De Luca moving in at outside centre alongside Graeme Morrison.
The half backs and forwards remain unchanged, while Euan Murray and Max Evans, who was this week cleared of a nightclub assault, come in on the bench.
The Scots are pointless (numerically as much as literally) in the competition so far, but will have fond memories of their last visit to Dublin having beaten Declan Kidney’s side in the final game of the 2010 Six Nations.
Andy Robinson’s men also have the benefit of an extra week off, while Ireland will be weary following the ultimately disappointing draw in Paris on Sunday and will also be without Paul O’Connell and Conor Murray for their penultimate encounter of this season’s competition.
Ireland take on Scotland on Saturday at 2pm in the Aviva Stadium.
Scotland: Stuart Hogg; Lee Jones, Nick De Luca, Graeme Morrison, Sean Lamont; Greig Laidlaw, Mike Blair; Allan Jacobsen, Ross Ford (Captain), Geoff Cross; Richie Gray, Jim Hamilton; John Barclay, Ross Rennie, David Denton.
Replacements: Scott Lawson, Euan Murray, Alastair Kellock, Richie Vernon, Chris Cusiter, Ruaridh Jackson, Max Evans
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