Wednesday 31 January 2018 12:00, UK
Chris Harris will make his first Scotland start in Saturday's Six Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff.
The Newcastle Falcon partners Huw Jones in midfield as Gregor Townsend makes six changes to the team that hammered Australia in November.
Head coach Townsend has an injury crisis in the front row, with five props and three hookers unavailable, so tighthead Jon Welsh makes his first Scotland appearance since 2015 alongside London Irish's Gordon Reid and Edinburgh hooker Stuart McInally.
Stuart Hogg, who was a late withdrawal for the 53-24 win over the Wallabies, returns at full-back while fellow British and Irish Lion Greig Laidlaw is named on the bench after recovering from a broken fibula.
"Wales have one of the best defences in the game and an attack that sees forwards passing much more and a structure that enables backs to get on ball," said Townsend.
"I'm sure it'll be great occasion to kick off this year's championship and we can't wait to get started."
Scotland were 29-13 winners over Wales in last season's Six Nations but they have not won in Cardiff since 2002.
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Huw Jones, 11 Byron McGuigan, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price; 1 Gordon Reid, 2 Stuart McInally, 3 Jon Welsh, 4 Ben Toolis, 5 Jonny Gray, 6 John Barclay (c), 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Cornell Du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Grant Gilchrist, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Greig Laidlaw, 22 Peter Horne, 23 Sean Maitland.
