Nine Warriors set for All Blacks test

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 31: Kyle Steyn during a Scotland team run at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, on October 31, 2025, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Sione Tuipulotu will lead the team out for the first time in this year’s Quilter Nations Series, coming into the side having been rested for last weekend’s record-breaking 85-0 win over the USA at the home of Scottish rugby.

He’s joined in the back-line by Glasgow Warriors club captain Kyle Steyn, who earns selection on the wing after a standout start to the 2025/26 BKT United Rugby Championship season.

Up front, Scott Cummings once again features in the engine room, the British & Irish Lion having returned to Scotland action in last weekend’s victory over the Americans.

An all-Glasgow Warriors back-row sees Gregor Brown selected at blindside, the Aberdonian another to have consistently impressed in the BKT URC so far this campaign.

Matt Fagerson starts at openside, having also run out in the number seven shirt in Glasgow’s 21-13 victory over the Vodacom Bulls at Scotstoun last month in the last match before the international break.

Jack Dempsey continues at number eight, following a powerful display at the base of the scrum in the first half of last weekend’s run-out.

The bench sees Rory Sutherland and Jamie Dobie both rotate to the replacements after starting last Saturday, the latter having picked up Player of the Match honours in addition to his first-ever international hat-trick.

Rory Darge completes the Glasgow cohort selected, the back-rower set for his first appearance since featuring in the opening BKT URC match of the season, a victory for the Warriors over the Hollywoodbets Sharks at Scotstoun.

Supporters can watch all the action from Scottish Gas Murrayfield live on TNT Sports, with kick-off scheduled for 3.10pm.

Scotland team to face New Zealand in the Quilter Nations Series at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday 8 November, kick-off 3.10pm – live on TNT Sports (caps in brackets):

15 Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse (60)
14 Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby (48)
13 Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints (9)
12 Sione Tuipulotu – Glasgow Warriors (30) – Captain
11 Kyle Steyn – Glasgow Warriors (25)
10 Finn Russell – Bath Rugby (87) – Vice-captain
9 Ben White – Toulon (29)

1 Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby (42)
2 Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (29)
3 D’Arcy Rae – Edinburgh Rugby (3)
4 Scott Cummings – Glasgow Warriors (43)
5 Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby (82) – Vice-captain
6 Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors (10)
7 Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (57)
8 Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors (27)

Replacements

16 George Turner – Harlequins (47)
17 Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors (44)
18 Elliot Millar Mills – Northampton Saints (9)
19 Marshall Sykes – Edinburgh Rugby (5)
20 Rory Darge – Glasgow Warriors (32)
21 Josh Bayliss – Bath Rugby (11)
22 Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors (15)
23 Tom Jordan – Bristol Bears (9)