Graham missed the previous match, against England, after being concussed in the Ireland match, but will start this weekend against a nation he has fond memories of facing, having made his debut in Wales, in 2018, and scoring his first try against them the following year. Fresh from his Player of the Match performance in […]
Matt Currie is recalled to the Scotland squad fresh from scoring a hat-trick against Munster on Friday night after returning from the concussion he sustained against Zebre. He will be joined by fellow Edinburgh player Ben Muncaster who also started in their memorable win in Cork. Glasgow Warriors prop Nathan McBeth, who scored a try […]
Kyle Rowe starts on the wing in place of Darcy Graham who has not been selected following the concussion he sustained in the Ireland game. Rowe, capped 10 times for Scotland, made his debut in 2022 against Argentina and played in four out of five of last year’s Guinness Six Nations matches. Pierre Schoeman has […]
They replace the injured Matt Currie while Alexander Masibaka has returned to his club. George Horne sustained a facial injury during Glasgow’s victory against the Dragons on Sunday afternoon and he is yet to join the team in Spain while he’s assessed by medics at his club. Matt Currie was concussed during Edinburgh’s match against […]
Jordan is one of three changes to head coach Gregor Townsend’s starting XV, with Rory Sutherland coming in at loosehead prop and Jack Dempsey at number eight. Aside from Jordan’s inclusion, the backs remain unchanged for Scotland – with Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe making up the back three. Co-captain Finn […]
The Glasgow Warriors centre, who captained the side against Portugal in The Famous Grouse Nations Series, will partner the experienced Huw Jones in the centre. The familiar duo of Ben White and Finn Russell, who is named as co-captain, start as half-backs. The players selected in the back three have amassed nearly 150 caps combined, […]
Euan Ferrie, Cameron Henderson, Ewan Johnson, Alexander Masibaka and Ollie Smith have all joined up with the squad. Masibaka will replace Josh Bayliss in the squad, who sustained a groin injury playing for Bath in their victory over Sale Sharks. He will remain with Bath for further assessment to determine exact timescales. Alexander Masibaka has […]
Darge and Russell led the side in the 2024 championship, in a famous victory over Wales and the 30-21 win over England at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Sione Tuipulotu will miss the tournament after sustaining a pectoral muscle injury during a training session with Glasgow Warriors last week. Sione will undergo surgery this week and is […]
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 […]
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 […]