Steyn comes in a replacement

Kyle Steyn

Kyle Steyn starts in place of Duhan van der Merwe as Scotland aim for a first win against New Zealand at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Van der Merwe won his 50th cap in last weekend’s 85-0 demolition of the United States and the powerful British and Irish Lions winger scored twice to take his international tries tally to 34.

Steyn has 13 tries from 25 appearances and head coach Gregor Townsend said: “It’s really rewarding Kyle’s form this season, and probably since he came back from injury after the Six Nations. “Not all of our players have been able to play a number of games leading into this tournament, but Kyle’s been consistently strong in all aspects of his game so he’s earned this opportunity.”

Scotland are without Zander Fagerson, who had been tipped to feature despite not playing since April with a series of injuries.

“This time last week, I thought Zander would be available because he trained on the Tuesday and Wednesday,” said Townsend. “But his knee just wasn’t 100 per cent right.

“We still believe he’ll play some part in this series, but not this weekend.” (BBC sport)