Gray dropped as Townsend makes two Scotland changes
Guinness Six Nations 2025: France v ScotlandWhen: Saturday, 15 March 2025 Kick-off: 20:00 GMT Where: Stade de France, ParisCoverage: Listen live on BBC Radio Scotland Extra & BBC Sounds, follow live text coverage on BBC Sport app & website.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made two changes to his line-up for Saturday's final Six Nations match away to France.Gregor Brown starts in the second row in place of the benched Jonny Gray while Matt Fagerson replaces Jack Dempsey in the back row, with Dempsey out with a hamstring injury.Lock Marshall Sykes, back-rower Ben Muncaster and versatile back Jamie Dobie come into the squad as replacements.The Scots have two wins so far in this year's championship. More to follow.Scotland: Kinghorn, Graham, Jones, Jordan, Van der Merwe; Russell (co-captain), White; Schoeman, Cherry, Z Fagerson, Brown, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Darge (co-captain), M FagersonReplacements: Ashman, Sutherland, Hurd, J Gray, Sykes, Muncaster, Dobie, McDowall.
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