Darge starts as Scots make one change v Argentina

Autumn Nations Series: Scotland v Argentina

Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh Date: Sunday, 16 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT

Darcy Graham will earn his 50th cap for Scotland as Rory Darge replaces Matt Fagerson in the only change to the starting XV for Sunday’s visit by Argentina.

Fagerson replaces Glasgow Warriors team-mate and fellow back row Darge on the bench following last weekend’s defeat by New Zealand.

Head coach Gregor Townsend has gone for continuity, which means Warriors’ Kyle Steyn is again preferred to Edinburgh’s Duhan van der Merwe on the opposite wing to Graham.

Edinburgh team-mate Graham, with whom Van der Merwe shares that record, has fond memories of facing Argentina after running in three tries in a 52-29 win the last time the sides met in 2022.

Scotland: Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints), Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors, capt), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors); Finn Russell (Bath), Ben White (Toulon); Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh), Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby), D’arcy Rae (Edinburgh); Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors), Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors).