Ten Edinburgh men named in Scotland squad

Edinburgh co-captain Jamie Ritchie will once again lead his country, with Townsend selecting the back-row as captain of the squad.

There is a heavy capital influence in the pack, with eight Edinburgh men named amongst the forwards. Props WP Nel and Pierre Schoeman, and hooker Dave Cherry are amongst the front rowers picked, while Grant Gilchrist and Sam Skinner could link up in the second row.

Ritchie is joined in the back-row by Hamish Watson and the in-form Luke Crosbie.

In the backs, fly-half Blair Kinghorn and winger Duhan van der Merwe have been named in the squad. Ben Healy, an incoming signing from Munster for next season, has been selected in a Scotland squad for the first time.

Scotland start their 2023 Six Nations against England at Twickenham (Saturday 4 February 2023, 4.45pm)

Scotland squad for 2023 Guinness Six Nations

Forwards

Ewan Ashman
Josh Bayliss
Simon Berghan
Jamie Bhatti
Fraser Brown
Dave Cherry
Andy Christie
Luke Crosbie
Jack Dempsey
Matt Fagerson
Zander Fagerson
Grant Gilchrist
Jonny Gray
Richie Gray
Cameron Henderson
WP Nel
Jamie Ritchie
Pierre Schoeman
Javan Sebastian
Sam Skinner
Rory Sutherland
George Turner
Hamish Watson

Backs

Chris Harris
Ben Healy
Stuart Hogg
George Horne
Blair Kinghorn
Huw Jones
Sean Maitland
Ruaridh McConnochie
Stafford McDowall
Ali Price
Ollie Smith
Kyle Steyn
Finn Russell
Cam Redpath
Sione Tuipulotu
Duhan van der Merwe
Ben White