SCOTLAND SQUAD: GREGOR TOWNSEND BEATS ENGLAND TO EX-ALL BLACKS PROSPECT AS TWO UNCAPPED PLAYERS CALLED UP FOR THE SIX NATIONS

Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland during the 2025 Six Nations with head coach Gregor Townsend naming his 37-man squad for the tournament.

Townsend has called up one uncapped forward and one back for the Championship as the side looks to improve on their fourth-place finish in 2024.

Fergus Burke earns Six Nations call-up

Scotland are without the services of Adam Hastings who has been ruled out through injury which has provided Saracens star Fergus Burke with the chance of a potential Test debut.

Burke qualifies for England, New Zealand and Scotland through his lineage but has opted for the thistle as he looks to make the step up to international rugby.

The playmaker was viewed as Richie Mo’unga’s long-term replacement at the Crusaders before making the move north and many expected him to make the step up to the All Blacks squad after representing New Zealand at U20s level.

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Now he has been called up to the Scotland squad where he will compete with the likes of vice-captain Finn Russell and Tom Jordan for minutes in the fly-half role.

Meanwhile, back-rower Jack Mann has been rewarded for his form for Glasgow Warriors with a call-up to the Scotland squad.

Amongst the 22 forwards included in the squad is Bordeaux-Bègles’ Jonny Gray, who will be hoping to earn a first appearance since the 2023 Six Nations having earned 77 previously.

Gray is one of five second-row forwards, alongside Grant Gilchrist, Scott Cummings, Marshall Sykes and Gregor Brown.

Scotland kick-off their Six Nations campaign at home against Italy on Saturday 1 February before hosting Ireland on Sunday 9 February, before heading to Twickenham on Saturday 22 February to contest the Calcutta Cup.

They then have a home match against Wales on Saturday 8 March before finishing up with a trip to Paris to face France on Saturday 15 March.

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Scotland squad for the 2025 Guinness Six Nations:

Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayliss, Jamie Bhatti, Gregor Brown, Dave Cherry, Luke Crosbie, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, Patrick Harrison, Will Hurd, Jack Mann, D’Arcy Rae, Dylan Richardson, Jamie Ritchie, Pierre Schoeman, Rory Sutherland, Marshall Sykes

Backs: Fergus Burke, Matt Currie, Jamie Dobie, Darcy Graham, George Horne, Rory Hutchinson, Huw Jones, Tom Jordan, Blair Kinghorn, Stafford McDowall, Finn Russell, Kyle Rowe, Sione Tuipulotu (c), Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White

Scotland’s 2024 Six Nations fixtures

Scotland v Italy

Date: Saturday, February 1

Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Kick-off: 14:15 GMT

Scotland v Ireland

Date: Sunday, February 9

Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Kick-off: 15:00 GMT

England v Scotland

Date: Saturday, February 22

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

Kick-off: 16:45 GMT

Scotland v Wales

Date: Saturday, March 8

Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Kick-off: 16:45 GMT

France v Scotland

Date: Saturday, March 15

Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 GMT)

READ MORE: Six Nations: All the fixtures and kick-off times ahead of the 2025 edition

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