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The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Townsend calls for Kinghorn and Van der Merwe to show ‘huge determination’ against Wales Source The Guardian - World News
Description
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Gregor Townsend expects Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe to be fuelled by “huge determination” against Wales after they were restored to Scotland’s starting XV for Saturday’s Six Nations meeting in Cardiff.

The British & Irish Lions duo were high-profile omissions from the 23 for the first two championship matches against Italy and England amid question marks about their form. The Toulouse back Kinghorn will start at full-back in place of Tom Jordan, who drops to the bench, while Van der Merwe, Scotland’s record try-scorer, returns at wing to take over from Jamie Dobie, who is out due to injury.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/19/six-nations-scotland-kinghorn-van-der-merwe-wales-teams Published At 2026-02-19 10:12:51 (1 week ago)
Created At 2026-02-19 12:10:30 Updated At 2026-02-19 12:10:30