U20 team named for Ireland friendly

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Harry Jackaman, Matthew Fick, Sam Leweni and Daniel Kelly make their debut at U20 level, while Fin Mather, Rory Baxter, Harry Soboil and Harry Provan could do the same for the bench.

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty captains the side at the home of his childhood club, Boroughmuir RFC, and starts in at tighthead prop. He is joined in the front row by hooker Jack Utterson and loosehead prop Will Pearce.

Alfie Blackett and Dan Halkon combine in the second row, while number 8 Jackaman is joined by blindside flanker Sam Byrd and openside Harvey Preston in the back row.

Fick at scrum-half makes up the half-backs with stand-off Jake Dalziel, who was nominated for the 2026 U20 Six Nations Player of the Championship.

Leweni starts at outside centre and is paired with Alex Bryden at inside in the centres. Kelly is on the right wing with Nairn Moncrieff on the left, and Henry Widdowson completes the starting team at full-back.

Joe Roberts, Jamie Stewart, Jackson Rennie, Mather, Archie Appleby, Rory Purvis, Baxter and Oliver Finlayson-Russell are all primed to come in the backs, with Hamish MacArthur, Calum Jessop, Soboil, Rory McHaffie and Provan could come on in the backs.

Scotland U20 team to face Ireland U20 at Meggetland tomorrow (kick off 3.30pm)

15. Henry Widdowson (Edinburgh Rugby)
14. Daniel Kelly (Watsonian FC)
13. Sam Leweni (Edinburgh Rugby)
12. Alex Bryden (Glasgow Warriors)
11. Nairn Moncrieff (Edinburgh Rugby)

10. Jake Dalziel (Merchiston Castle School/Melrose RFC)
9. Matthew Fick (Edinburgh Rugby)

1. Will Pearce (Cardiff Metropolitan University/Bristol Bears)
2. Jack Utterson (Edinburgh Rugby)
3. Ollie Blyth-Lafferty – Captain (Edinburgh Rugby)
4. Alfie Blackett (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
5. Dan Halkon (Glasgow Warriors)
6. Sam Byrd (Edinburgh Rugby)
7. Harvey Preston (Glasgow Hawks)
8. Harry Jackaman (Watsonian FC)

Replacements

16. Joe Roberts (Glasgow Warriors)
17. Jamie Stewart (Edinburgh Rugby)
18. Jackson Rennie (Glasgow Warriors)
19. Fin Mather (Grammar Tec)
20. Archie Appleby (Northampton Saints)
21. Rory Purvis (Glasgow Warriors)
22. Rory Baxter (GHA RFC)
23. Oliver Finlayson-Russell (University of St Andrews)
24. Hamish MacArthur (Edinburgh Rugby)
25. Calum Jessop (Heriot’s Rugby)
26. Harry Soboil (Edinburgh Rugby)
27. Rory McHaffie (Edinburgh Rugby)
28. Harry Provan (Glasgow Warriors)