Gregor Townsend names 37-man Scotland squad for upcoming Six Nations

Gregor Townsend has named his 37-man Scotland squad for the upcoming Six Nations.

Glasgow Warriors centre Sione Tuipulotu will again captain the side for the games against Italy, Ireland, England, Wales and France that will take place throughout February and March.

Two uncapped players, Fergus Burke of the Saracens and Glasgow number eight Jack Mann, have been included.

Jonny Gray also returns to the fold for the first time since his last game in 2023 after returning from a long-term injury.

The Bordeaux-Bègles star has won 77 caps and is one of five second-row forwards, alongside Grant Gilchrist, Scott Cummings, Marshall Sykes and Gregor Brown.

In the front row, props Pierre Schoeman, Rory Sutherland, Jamie Bhatti, Zander Fagerson, Will Hurd and D’Arcy Rae are joined by four hookers in the shape of Ewan Ashman, Dave Cherry, Dylan Richardson and Patrick Harrison.

The 15 backs comprise a back-three stable of Blair Kinghorn, Duhan van der Merwe, Darcy Graham and Kyle Rowe, with Tuipulotu named as one of five centres alongside Huw Jones, Stafford McDowall, Matt Currie and Rory Hutchinson.

In the half-backs, Finn Russell and Tom Jordan are in alongside fellow stand-off Burke, with the group completed by scrum-half trio Ben White, George Horne and Jamie Dobie.

Scotland, who haven’t won the tournament since 1999 when it was still the Five Nations and finished fourth last year, open their campaign at home to Italy on February 1.

They then host Ireland, who ranked at number 2 in the world, at Murrayfield on February 9 before travelling to Twickenham to take on England on the 22nd.

Wales come to Edinburgh on March 8 before Townsend’s men end their campaign against France in Paris a week later.

Scotland squad in full (caps in brackets)

Forwards

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

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)