Blair Kinghorn will start at fly-half in the Scotland Six Nations squad to face Italy with Ollie Smith at full-back and Munster No 10 Ben Healy in line for his debut off the bench.

Scotland will be without injured duo Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell in the same Six Nations game for only the second time in 11 years when they face Italy on Super Saturday.

Hogg won his 100th cap in the defeat to Ireland, with his son Archie running out the match ball on an emotional occasion. However, the full-back has returned to Exeter Chiefs after sustaining an ankle problem.

Fly-half Russell has also returned to his club, Racing 92, after trudging off late on with a knee ligament injury. Richie Gray went off after six minutes at BT Murrayfield with a rib injury and is not fit enough to claim a spot in the 23 with Sam Skinner partnering Jonny Gray in the second row.

Matt Fagerson has been dropped to the bench in another back-row reshuffle with captain Jamie Ritchie reverting to blindside, Hamish Watson back in the No 7 jersey and Jack Dempsey at No 8.

Related: Hogg wins 100th cap against Ireland

There is a return to the 23 for prop Rory Sutherland who takes the No 17 off Jamie Bhatti while experienced tighthead WP Nel and Sale Sharks hooker Ewan Ashman are also among the replacements.

Since the second game of the 2012 Six Nations, on only one occasion in 57 games have Scotland been deprived of the services of Hogg and Russell when in 2019 away to France, Kinghorn wore No 15 and Pete Horne started at fly-half.

Edinburgh’s Australia-born No 10 Charlie Savala had been called up – he qualifies through his father who was born in Ayr – but Healy has been preferred to provide cover on the bench. Bath’s Cam Redpath is the outside back among the replacements with no room for Chris Harris.

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Scotland Six Nations squad to play Italy

Ollie Smith; Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe; Blair Kinghorn, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Sam Skinner, Jonny Gray, Jamie Ritchie (captain), Hamish Watson, Jack Dempsey.

Replacements: Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, Simon Berghan, Scott Cummings, Matt Fagerson, Ali Price, Ben Healy, Cameron Redpath.

Scotland Six Nations squad to play Ireland

Stuart Hogg; Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Richie Gray, Jonny Gray, Matt Fagerson, Jamie Ritchie (captain), Jack Dempsey.

Replacements: Fraser Brown, Jamie Bhatti, Simon Berghan, Scott Cummings, Hamish Watson, Ali Price, Blair Kinghorn, Chris Harris.

Scotland Six Nations squad to play France 

Stuart Hogg; Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe’ Finn Russell, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Richie Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Jamie Ritchie (captain), Hamish Watson, Matt Fagerson.

Replacements: Fraser Brown, Jamie Bhatti, WP Nel, Jonny Gray, Sam Skinner, Jack Dempsey, Ali Price, Blair Kinghorn.

Scotland Six Nations squad to play Wales

Stuart Hogg; Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Richie Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Jamie Ritchie (captain), Luke Crosbie, Matt Fagerson.

Replacements: Fraser Brown, Jamie Bhatti, WP Nel, Jonny Gray, Jack Dempsey, George Horne, Blair Kinghorn, Chris Harris.

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Scotland Six Nations squad against England

Stuart Hogg; Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, George Turner, WP Nel, Richie Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Jamie Ritchie (captain), Luke Crosbie, Matt Fagerson.

Replacements: Fraser Brown, Jamie Bhatti, Simon Berghan, Jonny Gray, Jack Dempsey, George Horne, Blair Kinghorn, Chris Harris.

Scotland Six Nations squad 2023

Forwards
Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks) 6 caps
Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby) 3 caps
Simon Berghan (Glasgow Warriors) 31 caps
Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) 25 caps
Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) 57 caps
Dave Cherry (Edinburgh Rugby) 8 caps
Andy Christie (Saracens) 4 caps
Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh Rugby) 2 caps
Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors) 4 caps
Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 28 caps
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 54 caps
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) 59 caps
Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) 72 caps
Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) 69 caps
Cameron Henderson (Leicester Tigers) uncapped
WP Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) 50 caps
Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) – CAPTAIN – 36 caps
Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) 16 caps
Javan Sebastian (Scarlets) 3 caps
Sam Skinner (Edinburgh Rugby) 23 caps
Rory Sutherland (Ulster Rugby) 22 caps
George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) 29 caps
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) 54 caps

Backs
Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby) 39 caps
Ben Healy (Munster Rugby) uncapped
Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) 96 caps
George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) 18 caps
Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 31 caps
Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) 38 caps
Sean Maitland (Saracens) 53 caps
Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath Rugby) uncapped
Stafford McDowell (Glasgow Warriors) uncapped
Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) 58 caps
Cameron Redpath (Bath Rugby) 4 caps
Finn Russell (Racing 92) 65 caps
Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps
Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors) 5 caps
Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) 11 caps
Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby) 23 caps
Ben White (London Irish) 9 caps

Scotland Six Nations Fixtures 2023

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