Looking forward to their third and final match of the international festival at Llandovery RFC in Wales, against their Irish counterparts (Saturday 10 April, kick-off 4pm) Scotland have made some changes to the under-18 side that defeated Italy on Tuesday. Back into the starting line-up is flanker Adam de Ste Croix while McConnell, McCall Hagan, Bradford and Jones return from the bench to start for the backs.  Scotland under-18 to play Ireland under-18 on Saturday 10 April at Llandovery RFC, kick-off 4pm 15 Stuart Hogg (Heriot’s)**14 Harris Jones (Boroughmuir)*13 Michael Crawley (Stewart’s Melville College)12 Mark Bennett (Cumnock RFC)11 Aidan McCall Hagan (West of Scotland)10 Harry Leonard (Brighton College)9   Murray McConnell (Lenzie Academy / West of Scotland) (c)* 1   Robin Hislop (Hawick Wanderers)**2   Jack Macfarlane (Gourock High School / Greenock Wanderers)3   Alex Allan (Sedbergh)4   Andrew Redmayne (Kilmarnock)5   Stuart Smith (North Berwick)6   Ben Johnstone (Stewart’s Melville College)7   Adam de Ste Croix (Boroughmuir)8   Lawrie Seydak (Edinburgh Academy) Substitutes16 Fraser Watt (East Kilbride)17 George Turner (Stewart’s Melville College)18 Gavin Robertson (Earlston High School / Melrose Wasps)19 William Kay (Boroughmuir)20 Rory Sutherland (Hawick Wanderers)21 Mitch Eadie (Filton College)22 Jamie Stevenson (Whitgift)23 Sam Knudson (Aberdeen Grammar School)24 Jack Bradford (Worksop College)25 Andrew Hall (Strathallan)26 Jamie Urquhart (Stirling County) * Member of National Academy supported by AIS (Area Institute of Sport) ** Member of National Academy supported by Scottish Rugby Scotland under-18 fixture dates 2010 2 to 10 April – International Festival in Wales Friday 2 April Scotland under-18  9 -29  England under-18, Llandovery (kick-off 4pm) Tuesday 6 April Scotland under-18  33-13  Italy under-18, Llandovery (kick-off 4pm) Saturday 10 April Scotland under-18 v Ireland under-18, Llandovery (kick-off 4pm) Scotland under-18 management Manager – Euan Kennedy Assistant Manager – John Manson Head Coach – Grant McKelvey Assistant Coach – Alex Duncan Assistant Coach – Gordon Henderson CPD / Defence Coach – Simon Cross S&C Coach – David Hughes Video Analysist – Murray Craig Doctor – Mike Proudfoot Physio – Nicola McGuire  

RELATED

Scotland Men U20 Match Report: Italy U20 10-36 Scotland U20 Fri 6 Feb 2026 Scotland A Match Report: Italy XV 24-24 Scotland A Fri 6 Feb 2026 Scotland Men Scottish Rugby and Halo join forces in new partnership  Fri 6 Feb 2026 Cup & Competitions Squads announced for this weekend’s Inter-District Youth Pathway action Fri 6 Feb 2026 Cup & Competitions Arnold Clark Men’s Premierships Feature Match: Currie Chieftains v Kelso Fri 6 Feb 2026 Scotland A Preview: Scotland A v Italy XV Fri 6 Feb 2026 Scotland Men U20 U20 Preview: Scotland V Italy Thu 5 Feb 2026 Scotland Men U20 Scotland U20 Standouts Look Back on Defining Moments at Hive Stadium Thu 5 Feb 2026 Cup & Competitions Applications Open for Clubs and Schools: Open Competition 2026/27 Thu 5 Feb 2026 Scotland Men Scotland Men vs Italy: Head-to-Head Rugby Statistics (2016–2025) Thu 5 Feb 2026 GB7s Great Britain 7s Squads Announced for Perth Thu 5 Feb 2026 Scotland Men Scotland team named for Guinness Men’s Six Nations opener Thu 5 Feb 2026 Scotland Men The Breakdown – Back Rows: Scavengers and Enforcers Thu 5 Feb 2026 Obituary Obituary: Allan Massie Wed 4 Feb 2026 Scotland A Gray to captain A side against Italy XV Wed 4 Feb 2026 Scotland Men The Breakdown – Second Rows: Towering Titans Wed 4 Feb 2026 Scotland Men U20 U20 team named for Six Nations opener Wed 4 Feb 2026 Scotland Men How to watch Scotland in Italy this weekend Tue 3 Feb 2026 Scotland Men The Breakdown – The Front Row: Rugby’s Foundation Tue 3 Feb 2026 Scotland Men Rugby World Cup 2027 Schedule Confirmed Mon 2 Feb 2026