10 uncapped players in Scotland's tour squad

Scotland caput coach Gregor Townsend has named 10 uncapped players successful his 37-man squad for nan Americas Tour this summer.

As expected, a number of cardinal players, including Finn Russell, Ben White, Jack Dempsey, Zander Fagerson, Richie Gray and Grant Gilchrist, person been rested for nan matches against Canada, United States, Chile and Uruguay.

Loosehead prop Nathan McBeth, back-five guardant Gregor Brown and 2nd statement Max Williamson, each from Glasgow Warriors, are included, having trained pinch nan Scotland squad successful caller times, on pinch winger Arron Reed from Sale Sharks, who was successful this year's Six Nations squad.

Reed's scrum-half clubmate, Gus Warr, has represented Scotland astatine age-grade level, while 21-year-old hooker Patrick Harrison is already Edinburgh’s youngest ever successful nan position.

Former Scotland Under-20s skipper and hooker Robbie Smith, of Northampton Saints, Oyonnax 2nd statement Ewan Johnson, Leicester Tigers tighthead prop Will Hurd and Edinburgh centre Matt Currie are nan different uncapped players.

Gloucester fly-half Adam Hastings and Bath number 8 Josh Bayliss return to nan squad aft being ruled retired caller squads done injury.

Hooker Dylan Richardson made his Scotland debut successful 2021 against Japan arsenic a back-rower but has since changed position and precocious lifted nan Challenge Cup pinch Sharks, coming disconnected nan chair successful nan last successful London.

Edinburgh flanker Jamie Ritchie, presently connected 49 caps, and Glasgow centre Huw Jones, who has 1 less, could scope their half-century milestones connected tour.

Three improvement players - prop Fin Richardson, who has signed for Glasgow Warriors adjacent season, Glasgow scrum-half Ben Afshar and Edinburgh fastener Rob Carmichael - will subordinate nan squad arsenic a learning opportunity and to bolster training for nan last 2 weeks.

Scotland will play nan Canadians successful Ottawa connected 6 July earlier journeying to Washington to return connected USA six days later.

Chile are their hosts connected 20 July earlier Townsend's squad caput to look Uruguay a week later.

Forwards: Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh), Josh Bayliss (Bath), Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Alex Craig (Scarlets), Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors), Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Patrick Harrison (Edinburgh), Will Hurd (Leicester Tigers), Ewan Johnson (Oyonnax), Nathan McBeth (Glasgow Warriors), Elliot Millar-Mills (Northampton Saints), Javan Sebastian (Edinburgh), Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh), Robbie Smith (Northampton Saints), Rory Sutherland (Oyonnax), Dylan Richardson (The Sharks), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Murphy Walker (Glasgow Warriors), Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors), Glen Young (Edinburgh).

Backs: Matt Currie (Edinburgh), Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors), Adam Hastings (Gloucester), Ben Healy (Edinburgh), George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors), Harry Paterson (Edinburgh), Arron Reed (Sale Sharks), Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors), Ross Thompson (Glasgow Warriors), Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors), Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh), Gus Warr (Sale Sharks).