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Josh Bayliss

Bath back-row forward Josh Bayliss had a Scotland debut to remember in 2021, coming on as a replacement in the 15-13 win over Australia in the Autumn Nations Series, to retain the Hopetoun Cup. Bayliss made his Bath debut in 2016 and has featured nearly 100 times for The Rec side. He qualifies for Scotland […]

Jamie Ritchie

Having signed his first senior deal aged just 17, former Madrascals mini and Strathallan School pupil Jamie Ritchie made his professional rugby debut for Edinburgh Rugby in October 2014, from which time he has racked up over 80 appearances for the capital club. A former Scotland U20 captain, Ritchie also played a dramatic role as […]

WP Nel

Willem Petrus (WP) Nel is a South African born tighthead prop who made his debut for the national team in 2015 in the Summer Tests against Italy, becoming a mainstay of the Scotland set-up since. He was named in the 2015 World Cup squad and played every game, including a pool stage try against USA […]

Richie Gray

A 2013 British & Irish Lion, Richie Gray made his Scotland debut in 2010 in a Six Nations match against France at Murrayfield, signalling the start of an international career that is now into its 12th year. He won a 50th cap in the second row with younger brother, Jonny, during the 2015 Rugby World […]

Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey has impressed from the moment he donned the Glasgow Warriors jersey after a move to the club from NSW Waratahs in 2021. An abrasive open field runner, Dempsey represented the country of his birth, Australia, 14 times between 2017 and 2019 including at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. However, an ability to […]

Simon Berghan

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Simon Berghan made his international debut as a substitute against France in 2017 and started in the Calcutta Cup win over England a year later. He is eligible to represent Scotland through his grandfather, Andrew Davidson, from Stirling. The prop had made 24 appearances for Edinburgh before being named in […]

Fraser Brown

Fraser James Macgregor Brown made his Scotland debut as an injury replacement against Italy in the 2013 quadrangular tournament in South Africa, his subsequent performances earning selection in Scotland’s squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, where he featured in all five games. Although primarily a hooker, Brown’s versatility in being able to cover flanker […]

Sam Skinner

He was first involved in the then Scottish Exiles (now Scottish Qualified) programme as a teenager, while at Taunton Titans, before he was picked up by the Chiefs in the 2014/15 season. He was then selected for England U20 – and faced many of his Scotland contemporaries in the age-grade Six Nations – before becoming […]

Jonny Gray

After signing professionally for Glasgow Warriors in 2012 at the age of 18, Jonny Gray became the 1050th Scotland cap when he was introduced for his older brother Richie in the second half of Scotland’s Test against South Africa in November 2013. He scored a try on his first Scotland start a year later (Richie […]