Flanker Liam McConnell will lead the 23-man squad from the back row, supported by second row Ruaraidh Hart and centre Geordie Gwynn as vice-captains. Robbie Deans, who made four appearances during last year’s Under-20 Six Nations, starts at loosehead prop joined by Ollie Blyth-Lafferty who will make his U20 debut at tighthead. Hooker Elliot Young […]
This announcement comes the week before the opening round of the competition in which the selected team will travel to face Wales U20 at Stadiwm CSM, Colwyn Bay on Friday 2 February (kick-off 6.45pm – live on BBC iPlayer). Their campaign continues the following Friday when the side will host France U20 at Hive stadium. […]
The first match hosted at the home of Edinburgh Rugby will see Scotland U20 welcome France U20 on Friday 9 February (kick-off 8pm) before they will return to Hive Stadium to host England U20 on Friday 23 February, kick-off 7.15pm. Both games will take place the night before the GUINNESS Six Nations fixtures – Scotland […]
A settled side will finish off the tournament, with a few new faces making their World Rugby U20 Trophy and Scotland U20 debuts. The forwards see Craig Davidson start at loose-head, this time joined by Callum Norrie who returns to starting tight-head after a game on the bench. Corey Tait will once again start at […]
The FOSROC Future XV is built upon the next generation of young Scottish players and has been introduced to the FOSROC Super Series Championship to better prepare Scotland’s young players for the challenges of international U20 rugby and beyond. Many players in the squad have been involved within the Scotland U20 and professional club environment, […]
With only one point separating Scotland and Uruguay in pool A, the result of Tuesday’s match will determine who will face pool B’s table leader in the play-off decider as teams vie for promotion to the U20s Championship. The front row sees Craig Davidson return to the loose-head position, this time joined by Oliver Minnis […]
Scotland U20 will begin their campaign away to Wales U20 on Friday 2 February with hopes of replicating their 2023 win against the team. The first home match comes for the young Scots on Friday 9 February when they will host France U20. After the first fallow week, the team will return to host England […]
Murray has made six changes to his starting 15, with an equal split between the forwards and the backs. The front row sees Robbie Deans make his first appearance this campaign, coming in for Craig Davidson who moves to the replacements bench. He is joined by Callum Norrie who will again start as tighthead. Corey […]
This match is the first of four that the young Scots will encounter in Nairobi. The team will also be up against USA U20 and Uruguay U20 over the next two weeks, before the finals which take place on Sunday 30 July. Out of the 23-man squad, 18 made appearances for their clubs during the […]
The announcement comes before the squad travel to Kenya’s capital in mid-July for the three-week-long tournament. Scotland have been drawn in Pool A where they will compete against Uruguay, USA and Zimbabwe. The outcome of these clashes will then determine their spot in the play-offs against their respective Pool B teams which includes Spain, Samoa, […]