New Edinburgh prop Javan Sebastian will start for Scotland for the first time in Saturday's must-win match against World Cup Pool B minnows Romania in Lille as Gregor Townsend makes 13 changes to his XV.
Backs Chris Harris and Kyle Steyn are the only two players to have retained their places in the side from last Sunday's win over Tonga.Stand-off Ben Healy plus back-rowers Hamish Watson and Luke Crosbie join 29-year-old Sebastian - who has won all of his six caps as a substitute - in coming in for their first appearances of the tournament.Lock Grant Gilchrist will take over the captaincy in the absence of Edinburgh colleague Jamie Ritchie, who is going through concussion protocols.
Scotland must defeat Romania with a bonus point to ensure they have a chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals going into the Ireland match in Paris.'Hamish [Watson] has so much respect in the group, him and Grant Gilchrist will work together with that forward pack and make sure we are on song, but also getting quick ball at the ruck,' Townsend said.'Cam [Redpath] did well off the bench against South Africa and the way he has trained this week deserves his chance.
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