A product of Douglas Academy in Milngavie and a graduate from the Scotland age-grade and A ranks, Rob is not the only change on the bench with Max Evans swapping roles with Sean Lamont from the Fiji game and Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter doing likewise.
Scotland
15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)
14 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
13 Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby)
12 Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby)
11 Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby)
10 Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby)
9 Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors)
1 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors)
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) CAPTAIN
3 Euan Murray (Newcastle Falcons)
4 Richie Gray (Sale Sharks)
5 Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors)
6 Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan)
7 Ross Rennie (Edinburgh Rugby)
8 Richie Vernon (Sale Sharks)
Substitutes
16 Scott Lawson (London Irish)
17 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh Rugby)
18 Tom Ryder (Glasgow Warriors)
19 Robert Harley (Glasgow Warriors)
20 Mike Blair (Brive)
21 Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors)
22 Max Evans (Castres)