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One change for happy Hadden

20/02/2007

Scotland have made just one change to their starting XV to face Italy in the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Head coach Frank Hadden said he was pleased with the performance of his players after the 21-9 victory over Wales, a sentiment borne out in his team selection for Saturday's game.

Perpignan forward Nathan Hines comes in at lock for Leicester's Jim Hamilton in the solitary change for the Scots' third match in this year's competition in a move which is designed to combat the Italians' strength up front, which Hadden described as "formidable".

Hines, who will win his 40th cap, will partner veteran Scott Murray in the second row. The Edinburgh man will win his 82nd cap, equalling legendary back Gregor Townsend's record haul.

On the bench, Andrew Henderson replaces the injured Simon Webster who has been ruled out with an ankle injury that he suffered during Edinburgh's Magners League defeat to Leinster last Friday.

Scotland will be looking to build on the victory over Wales after a bad day at the office led to their opening-day 42-21 reverse at Twickenham against rivals England.

Full Scotland XV to play Italy:

15 Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh)
14 Sean Lamont (Northampton)
13 Marcus Di Rollo (Edinburgh)
12 Rob Dewey (Edinburgh)
11 Chris Paterson (Edinburgh, captain)
10 Phil Godman (Edinburgh)
9 Chris Cusiter (Border Reivers)

1 Gavin Kerr (Border Reivers)
2 Dougie Hall (Edinburgh)
3 Euan Murray (Glasgow Warriors)
4 Nathan Hines (Perpignan)
5 Scott Murray (Edinburgh)
6 Simon Taylor (Edinburgh)
7 Kelly Brown (Border Reivers)
8 David Callam (Edinburgh)

Replacements: Ross Ford (Border Reivers), Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Jim Hamilton (Leicester), Allister Hogg (Edinburgh), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors), Nikki Walker (Ospreys).

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