Thirteen selected for Scotland and Scotland A squads

The senior selection ahead of the tournament opener against Italy in Rome on Saturday 7 February features an exciting blend of club icons and emerging talent, led by the inclusion of up-and-coming back-row duo Freddy Douglas and Liam McConnell, who have both been rewarded for their terrific starts to the campaign.

They join a powerful forward contingent featuring Ewan Ashman, Scotland’s leading try-scoring forward, and tighthead D’arcy Rae, who is set to make his return from injury against Vodacom Bulls this weekend.

Club captain Magnus Bradbury also gets the nod after a dominant start to the year, alongside the experienced Grant Gilchrist, who continues his return to full fitness, and ever-present prop Pierre Schoeman.

The backline will once again benefit from the clinical finishing of Scotland’s two leading all-time try-scorers, Duhan van der Merwe and Darcy Graham, both of whom are named in the squad for the upcoming Championship.

In addition to the senior honours, the club is well-represented in the Scotland A training squad ahead of their match against an Italy XV at Stadio Centro D’Italia, Manlio Scopigno, on Friday 6 February.

This fixture, which kicks off at 6.30pm local time, is a key pillar of the new performance pathway plans, identifying A matches as a vital way to develop players in a high-level environment before they make the step up to the full national squad.

Harry Paterson is named in the squad following an impressive return from injury against Bath last weekend, joined by hooker Harri Morris, who was capped in the recent Autumn Nations Series.

The selection also includes uncapped props Ollie Blyth-Lafferty and James Whitcombe, marking a significant step in their professional development.

The Scotland A side, which will also incorporate players from the wider senior squad, will be led by Glasgow Warriors’ Nigel Carolan as Head Coach, supported by assistant coaches Scott Forrest and Edinburgh Rugby’s own Stevie Lawrie.

Scotland squad for 2026 Guinness Six Nations (caps in brackets):

Forwards

Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (32)
Josh Bayliss – Bath Rugby (14)
Magnus Bradbury – Edinburgh Rugby (21)
Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors (12)
Dave Cherry – Vannes (16)
Scott Cummings – Glasgow Warriors (45)
Alex Craig – Glasgow Warriors (6)
Rory Darge – Glasgow Warriors (34)
Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors (29)
Freddy Douglas – Edinburgh Rugby (1)
Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (59)
Zander Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (76)
Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby (84)
Jonny Gray – Union Bordeaux Bègles (81)
Nathan McBeth – Glasgow Warriors (5)
Liam McConnell – Edinburgh Rugby (1)
Elliot Millar Mills – Northampton Saints (11)
D’arcy Rae – Edinburgh Rugby (5)
Jamie Ritchie – Perpignan (61)
Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby (44)
Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors (46)
George Turner – Harlequins (50)
Max Williamson – Glasgow Warriors (9)

Backs

Fergus Burke – Saracens (3)
Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors (17)
Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby (50)
Adam Hastings – Glasgow Warriors (35)
George Horne – Glasgow Warriors (40)
Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints (11)
Huw Jones – Glasgow Warriors (58)
Tom Jordan – Bristol Bears (12)
Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse (63)
Stafford McDowall – Glasgow Warriors (16)
Finn Russell – Bath Rugby (89)
Kyle Rowe- Glasgow Warriors (16)
Ollie Smith – Glasgow Warriors (12)
Kyle Steyn – Glasgow Warriors (28)
Sione Tuipulotu – Glasgow Warriors (33) – CAPTAIN
Duhan van der Merwe – Edinburgh Rugby (52)
Ben White – Toulon (31)

Scotland A squad

Forwards

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty – Edinburgh Rugby
Cameron Henderson – Leicester Tigers
Alec Hepburn – Scarlets
Gregor Hiddleston – Glasgow Warriors
Will Hurd – Leicester Tigers
Alexander Masibaka – Montpellier
Harri Morris – Edinburgh Rugby
Andy Onyeama-Christie – Saracens
James Whitcombe – Edinburgh Rugby

Backs

Ben Afshar – Glasgow Warriors
Dan Lancaster – Glasgow Warriors
Harry Paterson – Edinburgh Rugby
Cameron Redpath – Bath Rugby
Arron Reed – Sale Sharks
Gus Warr- Sale Sharks