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Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has made four changes in personnel for the final autumn Test against Canada.
Chris Paterson, Thom Evans and Jason White are injured, while Allister Hogg drops out of the match-day squad.
Rory Lamont switches from wing to full-back and Simon Webster, Nikki Walker, Alasdair Strokosch and Simon Taylor are all given starting places.
Winger Max Evans, elder brother of Thom, is given a place on the bench as he bids to win his first cap.
"There is an element of freshening up the squad and it's also an opportunity to look at certain blends ahead of the Six Nations but, as ever, the selection is about winning the game," said Hadden.
Victory would give Scotland a chance to retain their place in the world's top eight, if Argentina also beat Ireland.
Should the Scots lose their top eight ranking, they would drop a seeding place in next month's draw for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Scotland: Rory Lamont (Sale Sharks), Simon Webster (Edinburgh), Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh), Nikki Walker (Ospreys), Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Mike Blair (capt) (Edinburgh), Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Euan Murray (Northampton Saints), Nathan Hines (Perpignan), Jim Hamilton (Edinburgh), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester), John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Taylor (Stade Francais).
Replacements: Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors), Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester), Matt Mustchin (Edinburgh), Scott Gray (Northampton Saints), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors), Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors).
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