AFP - Young centre Alex Grove will win his first Scotland cap this weekend to end half a century of family sporting frustration.

And the Worcester centre will dedicate his big-stage debut to the soccer star grandad who was snubbed because he moved from his homeland.

Grove will line up against Fiji in the November Test opener at Murrayfield and the proudest fan in the Edinburgh stadium will be Ron Wylie, the former West Bromwich Albion manager.

Alex owes his Scotland qualification to Glasgow-born Wylie, who "emigrated" to England as a 15-year-old to seek fame and fortune.

Despite being rated as one of the top midfielders in Britain, Wylie was persistently overlooked in his quest to step up to the big stage.

And on Saturday he will be brimming with emotion when he watches Grove sing the team's anthem of 'Flower of Scotland'.

This match also marks Andy Robinson's first as Scotland coach and the former England boss said: "Alex deserved his step up. He was impressive for the A-team in the Nations Cup in Romania during the summer and was then able to hold down a place for Worcester.

"He had to be performing well to do that and I see him as a player who can help to bring our back three into the game. He is an excellent catcher and passer of the ball."

Grandfather Ron added: "The whole family are so proud of the lad and there is no danger of me not being at Murrayfield.

"He has worked tremendously hard over the past few years and deserves his chance. I know he will do a good job for Scotland.

"I have never been to Murrayfield, but I know it will be one of the greatest experiences of my life," he said.

Two other players are also likely to make their international bows in the showdown against the South Sea stars.

Edinburgh prop Kyle Traynor and Glasgow breakaway forward Richie Vernon will start on the bench and look sure to be used as impact substitutions.

Another player in the spotlight will be prop Moray Low, who will collect his third Scotland cap.

But the Glasgow hero reckons it will feel the real start of his Test career because he will be in the thick of the action from the word go.

Low has only been involved as a bench man on the big-stage so far, but he is looking forward to his first start.

"It was great to win my first couple of caps, but this weekend will be massive for me," Low said.

"Of course it was a thrill to run out and line up for 'Flower of Scotland' - but then I had to go back to the stand to wait for the call.

"It will be awesome to be able to stay out in the middle and get stuck in right away."

Low is convinced he has already benefited from working under Italian front row guru Massimo Cuttitta.

He said: "It is definitely an enormous boost to my confidence that Andy Robinson has picked me for his first Scotland game.

"I have been working really hard with the coaches at Glasgow to get to this stage - and there is no doubt that Massimo has helped me tremendously, especially in the set-piece.

"My two appearances as a Scotland substitute whetted my appetite and now I am ready for the main course."

On the Fijian challenge, Low added: "I believe that if we can take them on up-front, do our jobs individually and as a pack then we can get decent ball to our backs and win."

Robinson has plumped for Chris Cusiter to launch the series as skipper and scrum-half.

Cusiter and Mike Blair are sharing the captaincy of the squad in a fresh approach adopted by the former England chief.

"We have selected a side that's full of power, but also has the pace and skill level to break down the Fijians," Robinson said.

"Fiji are above us in the IRB rankings. They are a very dangerous team to play against.

"They are a very strong, powerful side who also hit very hard. We have to match fire with fire."