Starting XV: B Kinghorn (Toulouse); K Rowe (Glasgow), H Jones (Glasgow), T Jordan (Glasgow), D Van der Merwe (Edinburgh); F Russell (Bath), B White (Toulon); P Schoeman (Edinburgh), D Cherry (Edinburgh), Z Fagerson (Glasgow); J Gray (Bordeaux), G Gilchrist (Edinburgh); J Ritchie (Edinburgh), R Darge (Glasgow), J Dempsey (Glasgow).
However, having seen off a stubborn Italy fightback at home in round one, they will be looking to bounce back from being outclassed by Ireland against an England team with renewed confidence after following their own defeat by Ireland with a thrilling last-gasp win over pre-competition favourites France.
However, Gregor Townsend’s Calcutta Cup team named on Thursday afternoon contained only Russell, who keeps the No10 shirt in a game that could yet prove pivotal to his hopes of starting for the British & Irish Lions in Australia this summer.
Wing Graham was carried off on a stretcher and later diagnosed with concussion after being taken to hospital, while fly-half Russell passed a head injury assessment (HIA) but was not sent back into the game at Murrayfield due to concerns from Scotland’s medical staff.
Any hopes England had of getting Immanuel Feyi-Waboso back for the end of the Six Nations have now been extinguished, with Exeter confirming on Thursday that the wing faced a minimum of 12-14 weeks on the sidelines after undergoing shoulder surgery, putting a potential spot on the Lions tour in jeopardy.
