Gregor Townsend has called up three uncapped names to a big squad for the upcoming series of four autumn Internationals, including the much heralded Blade Thomson and the unexpected Sam Skinner.
Scotland call up Skinner, Thomson and Johnson
Category: Scotland National Team
Five Questions for the Scotland Selectors
Just how settled is the Scotland squad? Rory takes a look at some of the key questions Gregor Townsend will have considered before the announcement of his next Scotland squad.
The Rule of Three, aka Shuffling the Log Jam
If you could only pick three in each position for a Scotland squad, and each one had to be from a different club, who would you pick? Rory takes a look at the depth of the Scotland squad and more importantly (for this article at least) how well it is distributed.
Gav’s World Cup Squad: v2.0: the Forwards
In the second of a two part series, Gav Harper looks at how the summer tour of the Americas might have affected the makeup of the Scotland squad for next year’s World Cup.
Gav’s World Cup Squad: v2.0: the Backs
Gav Harper revisits his proposed World Cup squad with a large pen and trims it down to 31 following the summer tour. First up in this two-parter are the backs.
Argentina 15-44 Scotland
Scotland finished their summer tour on a high, with a resounding 15-44 win over a bedraggled looking Argentina in Resistancia as Iain Hay watches on.
Argentina v Scotland: Match Preview
With the team announced earlier, Kevin Millar takes a look at the final selection of the summer tour, and the history of Scotland vs Argentina matches in recent years.
5 players leave Scotland tour as Toony secures Wilson as pack coach
Gregor gets his preferred choice of forwards coach, and to celebrate he gives Jacko, SuperDunc and a few others an early summer holiday as Scotland prepare for the final test against Argentina. How might that affect the team selection?
USA 30-29 Scotland
Rory Baldwin watches as Scotland lose to the USA Eagles in Houston, putting a big dent in Townsend’s summer tour momentum.
USA v Scotland: Match Preview
All change again for Scotland as Stuart Hogg takes over the captaincy and George Horne gets a first cap. Kevin Millar looks at the team and our recent history against the USA.
Price and Jones leave tour with injuries
Dougie Fife and Charlie Shiel have been called up to the Scotland squad on tour, replacing Lee Jones and Ali Price.
Canada 10-48 Scotland
An Edinburgh-heavy Scotland got their summer tour underway in Edmonton with a confident win against a lacklustre Canada side, writes Rory Baldwin.
Canada v Scotland: Match Preview
Kevin Millar takes a look at the previous history of Scotland matches against Canada as it is announced that Grant Gilchrist will lead a very different looking side at the weekend.