Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named his touring squad for the Nations Championship in July, with two uncapped players included.
In-form Glasgow Warriors pair Gregor Hiddleston and Seb Stephen could win their maiden Test caps for their country this summer after their inclusion in the 36-man squad, but there is no room for British and Irish Lions Blair Kinghorn or Huw Jones in the group.
Jones has been out of action since the end of April through injury, but was understood to be nearing a return to fitness, while Kinghorn will remain with Toulouse during their Top 14 title quest.
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Sione Tuipulotu will once again lead Scotland into battle this summer after being named as captain, and he heads up a strong squad for their Tests against Argentina, South Africa and Fiji.
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Finn Russell has been included amid an ongoing injury concern, with the fly-half missing Bath’s recent PREM victory over Leicester Tigers, while the likes of Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey, Zander Fagerson, Darcy Graham, Rory Hutchinson, Ben White and Tom Jordan all feature.
The aforementioned Schoeman and Cummings, as well as Rory Sutherland, could also win their 50th caps this summer, with the former both sitting on 49 and the latter currently on 48.
There is also room for Duhan van der Merwe, who has also been drafted in for Barbarians duty later this month.
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Scotland 36-man Nations Championship squad in full
Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayliss, Magnus Bradbury, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey, Freddy Douglas, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Jonny Gray, Gregor Hiddleston, Will Hurd, Nathan McBeth, Liam McConnell, Elliot Millar Mills, D’arcy Rae, Alex Samuel, Pierre Schoeman, Seb Stephen, Rory Sutherland, Max Williamson
Backs: Fergus Burke, Jamie Dobie, Darcy Graham, George Horne, Rory Hutchinson, Tom Jordan, Stafford McDowall, Kyle Rowe, Finn Russell, Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu (c), Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White
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