Scotland wing Duhan Van Der Merwe and Ireland counterpart James Lowe will continue their fledgling international careers this weekend by going head to head in the Guinness Six Nations.

South Africa-born Van Der Merwe and New Zealand native Lowe each qualified for their adopted countries last year on residency grounds.

Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the rival number 11s ahead of Sunday’s meeting at Murrayfield.

Duhan Van Der Merwe v James Lowe
Duhan Van Der Merwe v James Lowe

Duhan van der Merwe has already scored four tries for Scotland
Duhan van der Merwe has already scored four tries for Scotland (Jane Barlow/PA)

James Lowe – Leinster

New Zealand-born James Lowe, right, qualified for Ireland last year
New Zealand-born James Lowe, right, qualified for Ireland last year (Marco Iacobucci/PA)

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