Low gets Scotland start

Exeter Chiefs star Moray Low has been named in Scotland's starting XV for this Saturday's summer tour Test match against Canada at the BMO Field in Toronto (14 June, kick-off 2.10pm local time, 7.10pm BST) – live on BT Sport 2.

The tighthead prop is one of four changes head coach Vern Cotter has made to his side following last weekend's 24-6 win over the USA in Houston, Texas.

Two of the four are injury enforced with lock Grant Gilchrist and centre Peter Horne replacing the injured Jim Hamilton (ankle) and Duncan Taylor (calf).

Horne's outing will be his first start for the national team, having made two substitute appearances off the bench on last year's summer tour.

A knee injury sustained in his second Test against South Africa curtailed the 24 year-old playmaker's international involvement this season.

He returned to action for Glasgow Warriors in April and now aims to extend his international honours in the three remaining summer Tests.

Lock Grant Gilchrist will make his third start and sixth appearance for his country this Saturday, with the added responsibility of calling the nation's line-outs alongside former age-grade second-row partner Richie Gray.

The remaining changes see Kelly Brown and Low, a summer signing from Glasgow Warriors, replace last week's debutant back-row Blair Cowan and prop Geoff Cross, who start on the bench.

Cotter said: "Moray came on at the end of the USA game and played well and now gets an opportunity to start, and Kelly [Brown] comes in to bring all his experience at the end of a very good season with Saracens.

"With Al Strokosch and Kelly you have two back-row players, who can cover both the open and blind sides.

"We have mobile locks who carry the ball well so I think it's complementary to have all those players together in the forward pack. Greig [Laidlaw] will keep the captaincy to give continuity for these two games.”

The match is the second of four Test matches in the summer series. The Scots have won two from the three meetings between the sides, the most recent being the nation's 41-0 win at Pittodrie Stadium in 2008. Canada's only win in this fixture came on home soil, when they edged Scotland 26-23 in Vancouver in 2002.

Scotland team to play Canada at the BMO Field in Toronto this Saturday (14 June, kick-off 2.10pm local time, 7.10pm BST) – live on BT Sport 2.

15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)
14 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors)
13 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
12 Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
11 Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby)
10 Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors)
9 Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester, capt)
1 Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors)
2 Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons)
3 Moray Low (Exeter Chiefs)
4 Richie Gray (Castres)
5 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby)
6 Alasdair Strokosch (USA Perpignan)
7 Kelly Brown (Saracens)
8 Johnnie Beattie (Castres)

Replacements
16 Kevin Bryce (Glasgow Warriors)
17 Kyle Traynor (Bristol Rugby)
18 Geoff Cross (London Irish)
19 Kieran Low (London Irish)
20 Blair Cowan (London Irish)
21 Grayson Hart (Edinburgh Rugby)
22 Ruaridh Jackson (London Waps)
23 Max Evans (Castres)