Murray is back for Scotland

Dan Parks and Scott Murray have

been recalled to the Scotland

team for their opening World Cup

Pool C clash against Portugal in

St Etienne tomorrow.

Glasgow fly half Parks takes the

place of Chris Paterson at No 10,

while record appearance holder

Murray returns to a side featuring

10 players making their World Cup

debuts.

The 85-cap man will partner

Nathan Hines at lock with James

Hamilton standing down.

Marcus Di Rollo comes in for the

injured Andrew Henderson at

centre, while Scott Lawson and

Allan Jacobsen are preferred to

Ross Ford and Gavin Kerr in the

front row. Captain Jason White is

joined by Simon Taylor and

Allister Hogg in the back row.

Scotland coach Frank Hadden,

said: "We wanted to get the

balance and selection as good as

possible. We're not just here

to give opportunities to players.

It's about trying to find the

balance.

"The gloves are off. We want to

win the match."

Scotland are expected to

comfortably see off tournament

debutants Portugal, but Hadden

added: "It's very important we

start the game well. We are used

to being the underdog."

HOW THEY LINE UP

SCOTLAND: R Lamont; S Lamont, Di Rollo,

Dewey,Webster; Parks, Blair; Jacobsen,

S Lawson, E Murray, Hines, S Murray,

White (capt), Taylor, Hogg. Subs: Ford,

Kerr, MacLeod, Brown, R Lawson,

Paterson, Southwell.

PORTUGAL: Leal; David Mateus, Sousa,

Diogo Mateus, Carvalho; D C Pinto, J

Pinto; Cordeiro, Ferreira, Spachuck, G

Uva, Penalva, Somoza, V Uva (c), J Uva.

Subs: Mure, Correia, Murinello, Coutinho,

Pissarra, Cabral, Portela.

Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand).

TV: Live on ITV4, 4.55pm (kick-off 5.0).