Try-scoring Harlequins wing Tim Visser is the only change to the starting XV for Scotland this weekend, but on the bench there are some adjustments aimed at stopping the 50-70th minute rot that was noticeably absent during the World Cup.
Exeter Chiefs prop Moray Low may have a first appearance for Scotland since the 2014 summer tour, while 23-year-old Edinburgh Rugby loosehead Rory Sutherland, could make his international debut after Gordon Reid has under-performed from the bench in recent weeks. Ryan Wilson and Pete Horne also make it to the bench.
Here are the 23 hoping that the match in Rome on Saturday will be more like the World Cup warm-ups last year and less like any of the 6 Nations horror shows – and there have been plenty.
Scotland team: Stuart Hogg; Tommy Seymour, Mark Bennett (all Glasgow), Duncan Taylor (Saracens),Tim Visser (Harlequins); Finn Russell (Glasgow), Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester, capt); Al Dickinson, Ross Ford, Willem Nel (all Edinburgh); Richie Gray (Castres); Jonny Gray (Glasgow); John Barclay (Scarlets), John Hardie (Edinburgh), Dave Denton (Bath).
Replacements: Stuart McInally, Rory Sutherland (both Edinburgh), Moray Low (Exeter), Tim Swinson, Ryan Wilson (both Glasgow), Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh), Peter Horne, Sean Lamont (both Glasgow)