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Scots recall for Danielli

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Simon Danielli has been recalled to the Scotland line-up for the second Test against Argentina in Mar del Plata on Saturday.

Ulster winger to face the Pumas

Simon Danielli has been recalled to the Scotland line-up for the second Test against Argentina in Mar del Plata on Saturday. The Ulster winger is the only change in personnel from the side that won the first Test against the Pumas, however his inclusion has forced coach Andy Robinson to rejig his backline. Danielli will start on the left wing, so Sean Lamont moves to the right flank and Max Evans switches to his more accustomed role in the centres. As a result, Nick De Luca drops to the bench with Jim Thompson the unlucky man to miss out on the 22. Robinson has also brought Alasdair Dickinson on to the bench at the expense of Geoff Cross. And despite recording a 24-16 victory in Tucuman, Robinson is refusing to get carried away. He said: "That's in the past now. It's a new game on Saturday. The scoreboard starts at 0-0 and the Pumas await. "I've brought in Simon Danielli and moved Max Evans to his normal centre spot, which he plays for Glasgow, having looked at the way we want to attack Argentina in the outside channels. "Simon runs hard, is pretty direct and I've been impressed by his form for Ulster in the Magners League, where he has been a regular try scorer. "Both Max and Nick De Luca did well in the first Test. I felt Max made a number of line-breaks and looked pretty dangerous throughout and it was for him to start because of that. "Selection was a tough call for a number of players and, as management, we've expressed our admiration for the commitment of the entire squad to securing a win on Saturday." Scotland: 15 H Southwell (Stade Francais), 14 S Lamont (Scarlets), 13 M Evans (Glasgow Warriors), 12 G Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), 11 S Danielli (Ulster), 10 D Parks (Glasgow Warriors), 9 R Lawson (Gloucester), 1 A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), 2 R Ford (Edinburgh), 3 M Low (Glasgow Warriors), 4 J Hamilton (Edinburgh), 5 A Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), 6 K Brown (Glasgow Warriors), 7 J Beattie (Glasgow Warriors), 8 J Barclay (Glasgow Warriors).
Replacements: 16 S Lawson (Gloucester), 17 A Dickinson (Gloucester), 18 S MacLeod (Edinburgh), 19 A Strokosch (Gloucester), 20 M Blair (Edinburgh), 21 P Godman (Edinburgh), 22 N De Luca (Edinburgh).

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