Scots call up Petrie for injured Beattie

Glasgow number eight Jon Petrie has been called into the Scotland squad for the Six Nations clash against France on Sunday.

Glasgow number eight Jon Petrie has been called into the Scotland squad for the Six Nations clash against France on Sunday.

The 26-year-old replaces back-row forward Ross Beattie who has been ruled out of the Paris game with a recurrence of an Achilles injury.

Petrie was originally part of the Scotland A side.

He will be replaced at number eight in the Scotland A team by Eric Peters of Connacht.

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SCOTLAND:

Backs:M Blair (Edinburgh), A Craig (Orrell), B Laney (Edinburgh), K Logan (Wasps), G Metcalfe (Glasgow), C Paterson (Edinburgh), B Redpath (Sale, capt), G Ross (Leeds), G Townsend (Borders), K Utterson (Borders).

Forwards:J Petrie (Glasgow), G Bulloch (Glasgow), B Douglas (Borders), S Grimes (Newcastle), G Kerr (Leeds), M Leslie (Edinburgh), A Mower (Newcastle), S Murray (Edinburgh), S Scott (Borders), T Smith (Northampton), S Taylor (Edinburgh), J White (Glasgow).