12 selected for 2025 Guinness Six Nations

Gregor Townsend selects three backs and nine forwards from the capital side for the upcoming tournament which kicks off against Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday 1 February (kick-off 2.15pm).

In the backline, star wingers Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe are both selected where they’ll once again have the chance to go toe-to-toe for Scotland’s all-time try scoring record.

Matt Currie is also selected among the backs after a quality start to the season, having made his Scotland debut during last summer’s tour to the Americas.

Edinburgh are well represented among the forwards with props Pierre Schoeman and D’arcy Rae both selected alongside a trio of hookers: Ewan Ashman, Dave Cherry and Paddy Harrison.

Moving into the middle row, both Grant Gilchrist and Marshall Sykes are selected, with the latter looking to add to his one Test cap earned against Tonga in October 2021.

Townsend also selects back-row duo Jamie Ritchie and Luke Crosbie, with both players impressing in the capital side’s recent EPCR Challenge Cup win over RC Vannes.

Scotland squad for the 2025 Guinness Six Nations (caps in brackets):

Forwards (22)

Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (22)
Josh Bayliss – Bath Rugby (10)
Jamie Bhatti – Glasgow Warriors (35)
Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors (4)
Dave Cherry – Edinburgh Rugby (11)
Luke Crosbie – Edinburgh Rugby (12)
Scott Cummings – Glasgow Warriors (42)
Rory Darge – Vice-Captain – Glasgow Warriors (25)
Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors (22)
Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (50)
Zander Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (70)
Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby (75)
Jonny Gray – Bordeaux Bègles (77)
Patrick Harrison – Edinburgh Rugby (3)
Will Hurd – Leicester Tigers (4)
Jack Mann – Glasgow Warriors (uncapped)
D’Arcy Rae – Edinburgh Rugby (2)
Dylan Richardson – The Sharks (6)
Jamie Ritchie – Edinburgh Rugby (54)
Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby (37)
Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors (37)
Marshall Sykes – Edinburgh Rugby (1)

Backs (15)

Fergus Burke – Saracens (uncapped)
Matt Currie – Edinburgh Rugby (4)
Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors (9)
Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby (42)
George Horne – Glasgow Warriors (34)
Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints (8)
Huw Jones – Glasgow Warriors (53)
Tom Jordan – Glasgow Warriors (3)
Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse (55)
Stafford McDowall – Glasgow Warriors (8)
Finn Russell – Vice-Captain – Bath Rugby (82)
Kyle Rowe – Glasgow Warriors (9)
Sione Tuipulotu – Captain – Glasgow Warriors (30)
Duhan van der Merwe – Edinburgh Rugby (44)
Ben White – Toulon (24)