Johnny Matthews could make his international debut, while Finn Russell is set to be rested
With first-choice No 10 Russell rotated out, Ireland-born fly-half Ben Healy gets the nod from Townsend for his fourth Scotland cap, forming a new half-back partnership with veteran fly-half Ali Price.
The team’s other vice-captain this weekend, Hamish Watson, and his Edinburgh teammate Luke Crosbie make their first appearances of the tournament – at openside and blindside flanker, respectively – as Matt Fagerson moves from last week’s bench into the No 8 slot this time out. Scotland’s match against Romania will be live on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, with kick-off at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy scheduled for 8pm BST on Saturday 30 September.12. Cameron Redpath 3. Javan Sebastian 8. Matt Fagerson 21. George Horne “It’s our knockout stage now,” Townsend said a week ago, ahead of his side’s 45-17 victory over Tonga. “If we lose a game, we’re out the tournament, and every game now ahead of us we have to approach it with that mentality.
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