Fergus Burke earns debut as Scotland make 14 changes for Fiji Test
The 25-year-old's Test debut comes at the end of a seven-month involvement with the national squad that began with a call-up for this year's Six Nations. Although he did not play in the Championship, the New Zealander, who qualifies for Scotland thanks to an Edinburgh-born grandfather, impressed the national coach enough to win a place on the three-game Pacific tour. He came off the bench in last week's win over the Maori All Blacks, and Townsend expects him to play a leading role in defence as well as in attack against the Fijians.
'There's a lot of things to like about Fergus's game,' Townsend said after announcing a starting line-up showing 14 changes from the Maori match. 'He's been excellent this year for Saracens, and he's shown that on tour. He's been in really good form and impressed us at training.
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