Henry Pyrgos to start for Scotland against Tonga

Henry Pyrgos has been named in Scotland's starting XV for their Test with Tonga at the weekend.

It will be the first time that the scrum-half has started a match for his country.

Scotland manager Andy Robinson said: "This weekend we have to put together an 80-minutes performance and build on the positive parts of our games that we showed in the last 30 minutes against South Africa and the second half against New Zealand.

"International rugby is about pressure and it's important that you convert your pressure into points and when you are under pressure that you are able to absorb it as opposed to conceding points as cheaply as we have done.

"We will not be among the top eight seeds for the 2015 World Cup draw, so this weekend I'm looking at giving a number of players an opportunity to put their hand up for selection for next year."

Pyrgos came on as a substitute in the game against New Zealand last Saturday, scoring a try in the second half.