Scotland quintet fit to take on Samoa

Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against on Saturday.
Scotland will reach the quarter-finals of the should they beat the Pacific Islanders but they would have to rely on losing to the should they lose.
The quintet are part of seven changes made by head coach Vern Cotter as centre Mark Bennett and prop Alasdair Dickinson also return to a side
Should versatile back Sean Lamont come off the bench, he will become the third Scotland international to earn 100 caps.
Cotter said: “Every Test match is a ‘must-win' when you represent your country.
“We've put in a huge amount of work to get us to this point and our performances and commitment have put us in a position to qualify for the last eight.
“We'll need to be up to the challenge, enjoy the opportunity and maintain the awareness needed to play to our strengths and impose our game.”
Scotland: Stuart Hogg ( Warriors); Sean Maitland (), Mark Bennett (), Matt Scott (), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors); Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw (, Capt.); Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), WP Nel (Edinburgh); R Gray (Castres), J Gray (Glasgow Warriors); Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors), John Hardie (unattached), David Denton (Edinburgh).
Replacements: Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors), Jon Welsh ( Falcons), Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors), Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors), Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors), Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors).

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