Six Nations: Nick Haining makes Scotland debut against Ireland

Nick Haining will be part of an all-Edinburgh back row in Dublin

Edinburgh number eight Nick Haining will make his Scotland debut against Ireland as Gregor Townsend's side start their Six Nations campaign on Saturday.

The starting XV shows 10 changes from the one that faced Japan in Scotland's final match of the Rugby World Cup.

Glasgow Warriors' Adam Hastings replaces Finn Russell with the Racing 92 fly-half having been disciplined following a drinking session.

Prop Rory Sutherland makes his first start for three-and-a-half years.

Despite fellow Edinburgh forward Magnus Bradbury missing out with a thigh strain, the back-row is made up of team-mates from the Pro14 club, with Haining joining Hamish Watson and Jamie Ritchie as the Australia-born 29-year-old makes a late debut to international rugby.

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Warriors lock Scott Cummings will make his Six Nations debut in Dublin and, as expected, Warriors outside centre Huw Jones makes his return to the side after improved recent form.

Edinburgh's Blair Kinghorn replaces the injured Darcy Graham on the wing.

Exeter Chiefs full-back Stuart Hogg, Scotland's new team captain, and Glasgow centre Sam Johnson are the only players retained in the back division, with Warriors scrum-half Ali Price and Saracens wing Sean Maitland starting in place of international retirees Greig Laidlaw and Tommy Seymour.

Worcester Warriors back row Cornell du Preez could make his first appearance from the bench since a larynx injury picked up playing for his club in September 2018.

"We have got to be tough to beat," said Townsend. "We have to aim to play to our potential right through the tournament and we have to be consistent. Those are the things we need to improve the most from last season.

"It involves our defence and our decision making, staying in the fight longer in away games, being consistent.

"It's about taking chances when they come. We know they might not come as much against a quality team like Ireland, but the last time we were here we had two or three and if we get the same on Saturday we have to make sure we take them."

Scotland team to face Ireland

Hogg, capt (Exeter Chiefs); Maitland (Saracens), Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), Kinghorn (Edinburgh); Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), Price (Glasgow Warriors); Sutherland (Edinburgh), Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Z Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors); Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), J Gray (Glasgow Warriors); J Ritchie (Edinburgh), Watson (Edinburgh), Haining (Edinburgh).

Replacements: McInally (Edinburgh), Dell (London Irish), Berghan (Edinburgh), Toolis (Edinburgh), Du Preez (Worcester Warriors), G Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Hutchinson (Northampton Saints), Harris (Gloucester).