Scotland v South Africa: Rufus McLean makes second start as Hamish Watson left out

Rufus McLean registered 10 of Scotland's 60 points against Tonga late last month

Winger Rufus McLean will make his second Scotland start in Saturday's Autumn Nations Series match with world champions South Africa, but flanker Hamish Watson has been benched.

Glasgow Warriors' McLean, 21, scored two tries on his debut against Tonga last month and is one of four changes made by Gregor Townsend following the win over Australia.

Matt Scott starts at centre and Stuart McInally and Nick Haining come into the pack, the latter a surprise inclusion in the back row instead of Watson.

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Jamie Ritchie moves to openside to accommodate Haining, with Watson dropping to the bench. Darcy Graham, Sam Johnson and George Turner miss out altogether from Sunday's 15-13 victory.

Commenting on Haining's inclusion over Watson's, head coach Gregor Townsend said: "Two reasons behind that decision. One is around Nick, who we believe will perform well in this game. We think the style of his play can really test our opposition this week.

"On the other side, it's a case of what we feel is best for Hamish too. Hamish hadn't had any rugby before the Tonga game. We got him through 40 minutes of that game and he played well at the weekend, but we've got to have a view of where he is after so little rugby.

"We also believe Hamish can have a big impact, whether that's some point in the second half or earlier if he has to. This game is likely to be decided by how well teams play in the last 20 minutes as much as it is in the first 20 minutes."

And, on McLean, Townsend added: "Rufus was outstanding against Tonga, just thrived in that Test match environment. We feel it's a good opportunity for Rufus. We feel Darcy or Kyle (Steyn) could've been involved this week, but we believe Rufus is ready and can offer something different.

"We've also got to look at bigger picture at in November Tests and make sure we're giving players opportunities that are deserving of opportunities."

Scotland team

Hogg (capt), McLean, Harris, Scott, Van der Merwe, Russell, Price; Schoeman, McInally, Z Fagerson, Skinner, Gilchrist, Haining, Ritchie, M Fagerson

Replacements: Ashman, Bhatti, Kebble, Hodgson, Watson, Horne, Hastings, Kinghorn