Scotland's Cameron Redpath will start at inside centre and George Horne at scrumhalf as coach Gregor Townsend made three changes for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome and opted for a 6-2 split between forwards and backs on the bench.

The other change to the starting lineup sees flanker Andy Christie on the side of the scrum for Jamie Ritchie, who drops to a bench packed with forwards ahead of the anticipated physical confrontation.