SCOTLAND TEAM TO TAKE ON ITALY
Scotland team (sponsor The Famous Grouse) to play Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday 26 February at Murrayfield (kick-off 2pm)
15 Chris Paterson (Edinburgh Rugby)
14 Simon Webster (Edinburgh Rugby)
13 Andy Craig (Glasgow Rugby)
12 Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Rugby)
11 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Rugby)
10 Dan Parks (Glasgow Rugby)
9 Chris Cusiter (The Borders)*
1 Tom Smith (Northampton Saints)
2 Gordon Bulloch (Glasgow Rugby) CAPTAIN
3 Gavin Kerr (Leeds Tykes)
4 Stuart Grimes (Newcastle Falcons)
5 Scott Murray (Edinburgh Rugby)
6 Simon Taylor (Edinburgh Rugby)
8 Allister Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby) *
7 Jon Petrie (Glasgow Rugby)
Substitutes
16 Robbie Russell (London Irish)
17 Bruce Douglas (The Borders)
18 Nathan Hines (Edinburgh Rugby)
19 Jon Dunbar (Leeds Tykes)
20 Mike Blair (Edinburgh Rugby)*
21 Gordon Ross (Leeds Tykes)
22 Ben Hinshelwood (Worcester Warriors)
*= Member of the Scottish Institute of Sport
With the squad 23 Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Rugby) 24 Nick Lloyd (Saracens)
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia). Touch-judges: Chris White (England) and Nigel Owens (Wales). Television match official: George Warren (England)