Scotland have made a late change to their team for Saturday's Test against Tonga in Aberdeen after prop Ryan Grant withdrew through injury.
The Glasgow Warriors loosehead has not recovered from a calf injury sustained against South Africa last week.
His place in the starting XV will be taken by Kyle Traynor, who won the last of his three Scotland caps in the corresponding end-of-year matches three years ago.
Gordon Reid, the 25-year-old Warriors front-rower has been called on to the bench. It will be the uncapped Reid's first involvement in a matchday 23.
Scotland (revised): 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Max Evans, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Henry Pyrgos, 8 David Denton, 7 Kelly Brown (captain), 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Alastair Kellock, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Kyle Traynor.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Grant Gilchrist, 20 John Barclay, 21 Rory Lawson, 22 Tom Heathcote, 23 Nick de Luca.
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scot_rsa says...
Grant has impressed me this Autumn, he will certainly feature again. Scotland seem to have decent depth at prop currently despite Chunk's retirement. Looking forward to Jon Welsh's return too, great prospect.
Posted 20:35 23rd November 2012