Italy - Scotland

Scotland get their Six Nations campaign underway in Italy without their two all-time top try scorers in the starting XV, with Duhan van der Merwe left out of the squad and Darcy Graham only among the replacements. Blair Kinghorn has also been omitted by Gregor Townsend, who says incoming Kyle Steyn, Jamie Dobie and Tom Jordan deserve their opportunities. Townsend also played down Newcastle links.