The only change comes on the bench, where Edinburgh Rugby prop Jamie Stewart joins the replacements. The front row again consists of Oliver McKenna at loosehead, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty at tighthead and Joe Roberts at hooker. Dan Halkon is joined by Charlie Moss in the second row, while blindside flanker Christian Lindsay, openside Billy Allen and […]
The fixture marks a return to competitive action for Scotland U20 for the first time since their World Rugby U20 Trophy win in summer, earning them a spot in the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship. Tickets for the game are on sale online up until kick-off. The front row consists of Oliver McKenna at loosehead, […]
The group consists of 19 forwards and 15 backs, and will get their championship underway at home to Italy U20 on Friday 31 January at Hive Stadium. Johnny Ventisei will captain the squad, having led the side against Wales U20 in a friendly in December. Freddy Douglas, who won a first Scotland senior cap against […]
Squad update 20/01 | Darge and Russell named co-captains. Squad update 27/01 | Five players called up ahead of opener. There are two uncapped players in the selection: Saracens stand-off Fergus Burke, who qualifies through the lineage of his Glasgow-born grandfather, and Glasgow Warriors No 8 Jack Mann, who has impressed in the Scotstoun back […]
Glasgow Warriors centre Johnny Ventisei will captain the side. Ventisei was part of the 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy winning squad in summer and captained the Combined Academies against Ulster Development earlier this season. Two players who were involved in Scotland U20’s development side against Wales last weekend, Keita Ando and Ollie McKenna, start in […]
The fixture provides an opportunity for the majority of the squad to get their first taste of U20 rugby as Scotland build towards the 2025 Under-20 Six Nations. Several of Scotland’s best young players are already in action for Emerging Scotland against Italy Under-23s at Hive Stadium on Saturday. Pro Academy prospects Ollie McKenna (Glasgow […]
The Glasgow Warrior, who made his international debut in 2018, is named at No.8 and will anchor a back row containing openside flanker Rory Darge and Jamie Ritchie, who has been named on the blindside. The rest of Scotland’s starting pack who faced South Africa two weeks ago is reinstated, with Grant Gilchrist and Scott […]
Sione believed his grandmother would never be able to see him play rugby at Scottish Gas Murrayfield due to her age and health, however, with Skyscanner and Scottish Rugby’s help Jaqueline Thomson was able to fly ‘home’ for the first time in 12 years and surprise her grandsons ahead of this weekend’s games against Chile […]
Try scorer McDowall will be joined by seven other players who featured in the victory in front of more than 60,000 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. The match this weekend will be part of a double header ahead of Scotland’s match against Australia on the Sunday. Tickets are available now Scotland A will be in action […]
McDowall has previously captained Glasgow Warriors and co-captained Scotland against Canada in the summer. He will partner Rory Hutchinson, who has impressed for Northampton Saints and will play for Scotland for the first time since the 2022 summer tour against Argentina. On the wing, Darcy Graham returns after recovering from sustaining a concussion in his […]