Greig Laidlaw selected as Scotland captain in Grant Gilchrists absence

Laidlaw has led Scotland on seven previous occasions David Denton also added to the Scotland squad Gilchrist was initial captain but suffered a broken armThe scrum-half Greig Laidlaw will captain Scotland against Argentina on Saturday in the absence of Grant Gilchrist, the head coach, Vern Cotter, has confirmed.Laidlaw has captained Scotland for seven of his 31 caps including Cotters first two matches in charge against the USA and Canada during the summer and takes over from the 24-year-old Gilchrist, who was named captain at the squad announcement, only to suffer a broken arm when playing f…