Six selected for All Blacks test

• 6 Nov 2025
• News

Six Edinburgh players are selected for Saturday’s Quilter Nations Series Test against the All Blacks at Scottish Gas Murrayfield (8 October, kick-off 3.10pm) – live on TNT Sports.

An all-Scotland front-row sees Pierre Schoeman (loosehead), Ewan Ashman (hooker) and D’arcy Rae (tighthead) named up front.

Grant Gilchrist (lock) is selected in the second-row as record top try scorer Darcy Graham, continues on the wing after scoring a hat-trick in the 85-0 win over USA.

Marshall Sykes (lock) is named among the replacements after an impressive shift in last weekend’s record win at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.

Scotland team to face All Blacks in the Quilter Nations Series at Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Saturday 8 November (kick-off 3.10pm) – live on TNT Sports (caps in brackets):

15. Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse (60)

14. Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby (48)
13. Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints (9)
12. Sione Tuipulotu – Glasgow Warriors (30) – Captain
11. Kyle Steyn – Glasgow Warriors (25)

10. Finn Russell – Bath Rugby (87) – Vice-captain
9. Ben White – Toulon (29)

1. Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby (42)
2. Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (29)
3. D’Arcy Rae – Edinburgh Rugby (3)
4. Scott Cummings – Glasgow Warriors (43)
5. Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby (82) – Vice-captain
6. Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors (10)
7. Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (57)
8. Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors (27)

 Replacements

16. George Turner – Harlequins (47)
17. Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors (44)
18. Elliot Millar Mills – Northampton Saints (9)
19. Marshall Sykes – Edinburgh Rugby (5)
20. Rory Darge – Glasgow Warriors (32)
21. Josh Bayliss – Bath Rugby (11)
22. Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors (15)
23. Tom Jordan – Bristol Bears (9)