Dougie Fife to make Scotland debut

Dougie Fife will make his Test debut in on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in the last round of the .
The 23-year-old winger replaces Tommy Seymour who has not recovered sufficiently from the ankle injury he sustained against last weekend.
On the other wing, Max Evans proved his fitness at training this morning and will win his 42nd cap taking over from Sean Lamont who suffered a knee injury early in the first half against Les Bleus.
Yesterday, Scott Johnson confirmed his pack with Ryan Wilson back at in place of the injured Johnnie Beattie.
Alasdair Strokosch returns to provide cover on the bench for the Scots alongside prop Alasdair Dickinson who has recovered from the calf injury he sustained in Rome last month.
Johnson said: “We've got to live by that and it would be nice to put in a performance against .
“They will be hurting from their loss and they are now out of the , so it is two sides that are hurting and wanting to put on a good performance and we're looking forward to it.”
Scotland: Stuart Hogg; Dougie Fife, Alex Dunbar, Matt Scott, Max Evans; Duncan Weir, Greig Laidlaw; Ryan Grant, Scott Lawson, Geoff Cross; Richie Gray, Jim Hamilton; Ryan Wilson, Kelly Brown (Capt.), David Denton.
Replacements: Ross Ford, Alasdair Dickinson, Euan Murray, Tim Swinson, Alasdair Strokosch, Chris Cusiter, Duncan Taylor, Jack Cuthbert.

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