EDINBURGH: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend on Thursday announced six changes to his line-up against France after their bruising opening Six Nations defeat against Wales last weekend.
Scrum-half Greig Laidlaw, centre Peter Horne, wing Sean Maitland, prop Simon Berghan, lock Grant Gilchrist and number eight Ryan Wilson come in for Sunday's clash at Murrayfield.
Ali Price, whose intercepted pass handed Gareth Davies the crucial opening score in Cardiff, makes way for Laidlaw as he is joined on the bench by last week's starters Jon Welsh, Ben Toolis and Chris Harris. Cornell du Preez and the injured Byron McGuigan drop out of the 23.
Wales thrashed Scotland 34-7, with the visitors only able to muster a Peter Horne try and a Finn Russell conversion.
"We've seen a response from the players in training this week and that needs to continue into and through the 80-plus minutes of the match because France will pose a massive and immensely physical challenge," said Townsend.
"As a group we're delighted to be playing at home in front of another sell-out crowd... and are looking forward to putting in a performance that can energise our supporters," he added.
"To do that we need to out-work the opposition and be more accurate in a number of aspects of our play."
Scotland (15-1)
Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Pete Horne, Sean Maitland, Finn Russell, Greig Laidlaw, Ryan Wilson, Hamish Watson, John Barclay (capt), Jonny Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Simon Berghan, Stuart McInally, Gordon Reid
Replacements: Scott Lawson, Jamie Bhatti, Jon Welsh, Ben Toolis, David Denton, Ali Price, Chris Harris, Blair Kinghorn.
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