The Scotland under-17 development squad has been selected to prepare for this season’s Wellington International Festival. This weekend (13/14 March), preparations begin in earnest with the first of three training camps, in Peebles, for the squad of 26. Warm-up games against Newcastle Falcons and a Borders select will help prepare the players for a very demanding Festival schedule when they take on England, France and Canada in the space of eight days. Head coach Bryan Easson said: The boys are now on the steepest learning curve of their rugby playing lives and will come up against different challenges week on week. This development programme is an excellent way of exposing our potential players of the future to the demands of top-flight rugby against the best opposition we can possibly play. I’m expecting nothing short of a huge physical and mental test for each and every one of them. Scotland under-17 Development Squad FORWARDS Props Struan Potter (Prince Henry High) Ryan Barr (Kilmarnock / Stewarton Academy) Robby Wilson (Haddington RFC) Alex Taylor (BATS) Hookers Callum Black (London Irish) Russell Anderson (Langholm Colts) 2nd rows Callum Templeton (Dumfries) Adam Barnett (GHA / Mearns Castle School) Cameron Murray (PeeblesHS / Peebles Colts) Back row Adam Ashe (Stirling County) Cameron Warnock (Loretto) Will Bordill (Sandbach School / Sandbach) Rhys Davies (George Watson’s College) Michael Vernell (Allan Glen’s / St Aloysius College) BACKS Scrum half Scott Steele (Dumfries Academy / Dumfries) Stand offs Tommy Allan Sam Hidalgo Clyne (Merchiston Castle School) Centres Robbie Ferguson (Ayr / Wellington) Ryan Gray (Musselburgh RFC) Chris Auld (Dumfries / Austin Friars School) Ryan Hook (Loretto) Back 3 Rory Hughes (GHA / Glasgow MET College) Mike Diponio (St Josephs College) Burns Singh (Ayr / Wellington) Keith Buchan (Strathallan / Dunfermline) James Lightfoot-Brown (Teddington School / Teddington) Management Team Jennifer Dailly – Team manager Bryan Easson – Head coach Ben Fisher – Assistant Stevie Scott – CPD coach Derrick Spiers – Strength & Conditioning coach John Turvill – Doctor Julie Morrow – Physiotherapist Martin Hastie – Video analyst Scotland under-17 fixture dates 2010 Weekend 1: Friday 12 to Sunday 14 March, Peebles Camp Game versus Borders under 19, Peebles, Sunday 14 March Weekend 2: Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March, Peebles Camp Game versus Newcastle Falcons Academy, Murrayfield, Sunday 21 March Weekend 3: Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March, Merchiston Camp Wellington Festival, Saturday 3 to Friday 9 April Match day 1 – Sunday 4 April v England, kick-off 2pm Match day 2 – Tuesday 6 April v France, kick-off 12noon Match day 3 – Friday 9 April v Canada, kick-off 11am