SCOTLAND TOURING SQUAD

Scotland are due to tour Australasia this June.

Itinerary

June 5 v Australia in Newcastle
June 16 v Fiji in Suva
June 23 v Samoa in Apia

Well done Scotland for touring the Pacific Islands. Most major nations avoid this area. Scotland will play Tonga in November.

Scotland squad:

Backs: Joe Ansbro (London Irish), Mike Blair, Tom Brown (both Edinburgh Rugby), Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby), Max Evans (Castres), Alex Grove (Worcester Warriors), Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby), Sean Lamont (Scarlets), Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby), Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby) and Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors)

Forwards: John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors), Geoff Cross, Ross Ford (both Edinburgh Rugby), Ryan Grant, Richie Gray, Dougie Hall, Robert Harley, Alastair Kellock (all Glasgow Warriors), Scott Lawson (Gloucester), Euan Murray (Newcastle Falcons), Ross Rennie (Edinburgh Rugby), Tom Ryder (Glasgow Warriors), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester), Richie Vernon (Sale Sharks) and Jon Welsh (Glasgow Warriors).

Unavailable through injury: Kelly Brown (Saracens), David Denton and Lee Jones (both Edinburgh Rugby)

New Caps
Ryan Grant, Robert Harley, Tom Ryder, Tom Brown and Tim Visser.

Visser is a 24 year old Dutch born winger who qualifies for Scotland on residency.

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