Back rower Taylor, who was loaned to English Premiership side Saracens earlier this month, has not played for his country since damaging his knee ligaments against Ireland last March. He comes into the side as a replacement for Jason White who was injured playing for Sale Sharks last weekend.
The only other change sees Simon Webster on the right wing in place of Simon Danielli.
SCOTLAND
15 Chris Paterson (Edinburgh Rugby), 14 Simon Webster (Edinburgh Rugby), 13 Andy Craig (Glasgow Rugby), 12 Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Rugby), 11 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Rugby), 10 Dan Parks (Glasgow Rugby), 9 Chris Cusiter (The Borders), 1 Tom Smith (Northampton Saints), 2 Gordon Bulloch (Glasgow Rugby) CAPTAIN, 3 Gavin Kerr (Leeds Tykes), 4 Stuart Grimes (Newcastle Falcons), 5 Scott Murray (Edinburgh Rugby), 6 Simon Taylor (Edinburgh Rugby), 8 Allister Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby), 7 Jon Petrie (Glasgow Rugby).
Replacements
16 Robbie Russell (London Irish), 17 Bruce Douglas (The Borders), 18 Nathan Hines (Edinburgh Rugby), 19 Jon Dunbar (Leeds Tykes), 20 Mike Blair (Edinburgh Rugby), 21 Gordon Ross (Leeds Tykes), 22 Ben Hinshelwood (Worcester Warriors).
Meanwhile Italy coach John Kirwan has made four changes in his team; Cristian Stoica plays at centre in the place of Walter Pozzebon whilst David Dal Maso takes over from the injured Mauro Bergamasco. On the bench Roberto Pedrazzi and Silvio Orlando are the other two changes.
ITALY
15 Roland De Marigny (Overmach Parma), 14 Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais), 13 Cristian Stoica (Montpellier), 12 Andrea Masi (Arix Viadana), 11 Ludovico Nitoglia (Ghial Calvisano), 10 Luciano Orquera (Carrera Petrarca Padova), 9 Alessandro Troncon (Benetton Treviso), 1 Andrea Lo Cicero (Conad L’aquila), 2 Fabio Ongaro (Benetton Treviso), 3 Martin Leandro Castrogiovanni (Ghial Calvisano), 4 Santiago Dellape’ (Agen) 5 Marco Bortolami, Capt. (Narbonne), 6 Aaron Ronald Persico (Agen), 7 David Dal Maso (Benetton Treviso), 8 Sergio Parisse (Benetton Treviso).
Replacements:
16 Giorgio Intoppa (Ghial Calvisano), 17 Salvatore Perugini (Ghial Calvisano), 18 Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Overmach Parma), 19 Silvio Orlando (Benetton Treviso), 20 Paul Griffen (Ghial Calvisano), 21 Roberto Pedrazzi (Arix Viadana), 22 Kaine Paul Robertson (Arix Viadana,)
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