Scotland under-16s second game at the 2015 BMW Wellington International Festival ended in defeat to Wales Celts.The Welsh side ran in three tries in the first half and five in the second period to run out 48-0 winners.Earlier in the day it was announced that Callum Cruickshank had pulled out of the Festival due to injury and had been replaced by Gregor Nelson from George Watson’s College, who was named amongst the replacements.Wales were 19-0 up at half-time, despite some good passages of play by Roddy Dean’s side in the first half.However, missed tackles and good handling by Wales Celts saw them run in seven tries to record a comfortable result.Scotland’s final game at the Wellington Festival is against England South West at 12.45pm on Saturday.Scotland U16 Team: Redpath, Gaw, McMichael, Thompson, Paterson, Davidson, McCready, O’Neill, Darrah, Gauld, Guiney, Hughes, Christie, Scott, Cairncross (C)Subs: Richardson, Smith, Clark, Kerr, Blakemore, Nelson, Barreto, Dingwall, Eagers, Abekhe, SteeleScotland under-16 National Squad to play at BMW Wellington Festival 2015: Forwards: Adam Kerr (Hutchesons’ GS), Andrew O’Neill (Glenalmond College), Gregor Nelson (George Watson’s College), Cameron Blakemore (Stirling County RFC/Dollar Academy), Connor Clark (Stirling County RFC), Finlay Richardson (Merchiston Castle School), Finlay Darrah (Dunbar Grammar School/Dunbar RFC), Finlay Scott (Jedburgh GS/Jed Thistle RFC), Paul Cairncross (East Kilbride RFC/Kelvinside Academy), Robbie Smith (Newton Stewart RFC), Roderick Guiney (Peebles High School/Peebles RFC), Sean Gauld (Dundee Eagles/High School of Dundee), Martin Hughes (St. Aloysius’ College), Andrew Christie (Old Bristolians RFC/Bristol GS).   Backs: Calum Gaw (Ayr RFC), Edmund Abekhe (Fettes College), Jack Paterson (Fettes College), Josh Eagers (Merchiston Castle School/Currie RFC), Kaleem Barreto (Glenalmond College), Matt Davidson (Ayr RFC/Wellington School), Peter Steele (Biggar RFC), Ross Thompson (Stewart’s Melville College), Jack McCready (Glasgow Hawks RFC/TheGlasgow Academy), Fraser Dingwall (Cambridge RUFC/Bedford School), Rory McMichael (Wellington College), Cameron Redpath (Kings School – Macclesfield).

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