Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named his starting 15 to face England in Saturday's Six Nations opener.
The nation goes into this spring's tournament with a real belief that they can win their first title since the expansion.
But so much will hinge on the Calcutta Cup showdown at Murrayfield this weekend.
England's Eddie Jones has already started the mind games by suggesting Scotland are favourites to win it but cautiously optimistic Townsend knows a massive challenge lies ahead as he revealed his starters, captained, of course, by Stuart Hogg.
He said: "We feel privileged to be involved in the oldest international rugby fixture on Saturday, against our nearest rivals.
"We are aware of how much winning at Twickenham boosted the spirits of our supporters at the start of last year’s tournament, and we’re looking forward to playing in front of them in person this year.
"We are under no illusions on the tough challenge we have ahead of us against an England side who defeated the World Champions (South Africa) in their last outing.
"The starting 15 we have named has a consistent feel to it which is great for cohesion but we will also benefit from returning players such as Jonny Gray and Rory Sutherland who have been important players for us in recent seasons.
"Ben White has been in very good form for London Irish and has trained well in the last two weeks, so can approach his first involvement at Test level with real confidence."
3 takeaways
Magnus misses out
Reborn under new Edinburgh coach Mike Blair, Magnus Bradbury was recalled for the Autumn Nations Series tests and has gone from strength to strength since.
He won the club's player of the month award in December for his outstanding form that helped the capital side go on an impressive unbeaten run but this weekend he's on the bench.
No path for Cameron
Cameron Redpath had a memorable debut as his Twickenham heroics in last year's tournament secured a sensational victory.
But he's nowhere to be seen among the starters or replacements for the first test despite Scottish Rugby confirming the Bath centre had recovered from injury when he was named in the squad last month.
Shades of Gray
Jonny Gray is back and he's in from the start after injury kept him out in the autumn.
It's an experienced team full of players who have seen it all in big games and the Exeter Chiefs man's return will be welcomed in the second-row.
Scotland's Six Nations team
Starting XV
Stuart Hogg (captain); Darcy Graham, Chris Harris, Sam Johnson, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell, Ali Price; Rory Sutherland, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Jonny Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Matt Fagerson
Replacements
Stuart McInally, Pierre Schoeman, WP Nel, Sam Skinner, Magnus Bradbury, Ben White, Blair Kinghorn, Sione Tuipulotu
