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Visser out, Lamont in Scotland squad

Lamont, capped 104 times, has been drafted in after Visser sustained a knee injury while playing for Harlequins in their European Challenge Cup final defeat by Montpellier in Lyon.

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Lamont and the rest of the squad will convene at Murrayfield in Edinburgh for a short training camp on June 6 before leaving for Tokyo five days later.

Scotland play Japan, the 2019 World Cup hosts, at Tokyo's Toyota Stadium on June 18 before tackling the Brave Blossoms again at the Ajinomoto Stadium, also in Tokyo, a week later.

Scotland – revised:

Backs: Greig Laidlaw (captain), Henry Pyrgos, Finn Russell, Ruaridh Jackson, Peter Horne, Duncan Taylor, Damien Hoyland, Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour , Stuart Hogg , Matt Scott , Sean Lamont.

Forwards: Alasdair Dickinson, WP Nel , Moray Low , Rory Sutherland , Ross Ford, Stuart McInally, Fraser Brown, Jonny Gray, Richie Gray, Tim Swinson, John Barclay , David Denton , John Hardie , Josh Strauss, Ryan Wilson. Visser out, Lamont in Scotland squad

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