Townsend sees 'contenders' as Scots debutants start in Canada

Summer Test: Canada v Scotland

Venue: TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario Date: Saturday, 6 July Time: 22:00 BST

Coverage: Live matter commentary connected nan BBC Sport website & app

Gregor Townsend has named 5 uncapped players successful Scotland's line-up to look Canada successful Saturday's summertime circuit opener.

Edinburgh centre Matt Currie, Sale Sharks duo, helping Arron Reed and scrum-half Gus Warr, and fastener Max Williamson and flanker Gregor Brown - some of Glasgow Warriors - will commencement astatine TD Place Stadium successful Ottawa.

Northampton Saints hooker Robbie Smith, Glasgow prop Nathan McBeth, Leicester Tigers prop Will Hurd, Oyonnax fastener Ewan Johnson and Edinburgh helping Ross McCann could triumph their first Scotland caps disconnected nan bench.

Prop Rory Sutherland is nan astir knowledgeable starter pinch 30 appearances, while back-row Matt Fagerson, pinch 44 caps, and versatile backmost Kyle Steyn, pinch 19, connection acquisition disconnected nan bench.

Every different subordinate selected has less than 9 caps, including co-captains Luke Crosbie (eight) and centre Stafford McDowall (two).

The Scots will besides play nan United States (12 July), Chile (20 July) and Uruguay (27 July), pinch nan second 2 Tests shown unrecorded connected BBC Scotland and iPlayer.

The 5 debutants and 5 imaginable debutants are each nan uncapped players named successful nan 37-man squad by Townsend last month.

Veterans Finn Russell, Zander Fagerson, Richie Gray and Grant Gilchrist are among nan players not picked for nan tour.

Scotland and Canada's mens' teams antecedently met successful Edmonton successful 2018, nan Scots winning 48-10.

Canada are besides scheduled to play Romania (12 July), Japan (25 August) and nan United States (31 August) this summer.

Scotland: Paterson, Dovie, Currie, McDowall, Reed, Thompson, Warr; Sutherland, Richardson, Millar Mills, Williamson, Young, Brown, Crosbie, Bayliss.

Replacements: Smith, McBeth, Hurd, Johnson, M Fagerson, Healy, Steyn, McCann.