Full Scotland squad named for Six Nations with hooker Wassell back in the fold
Scotland will target a third-place finish in this year’s Six Nations after naming a 36-man squad for the tournament.
Head coach Gregor Townsend has recalled hooker Fraser Wassell to the squad after a two-year absence, while there are also recalls for wing Darcy Graham and centre Chris Harris.
Scotland’s opening match is against the Irish on 4 February in Dublin, with Townsend’s side then facing England at Murrayfield a week later.
They will then travel to Wales on 25 February, before hosting France on 11 March and finishing the campaign away to Italy on 18 March.
Squad in full:
Forwards:
* Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh)
* Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh)
* Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
* WP Nel (Edinburgh)
* Simon Berghan (Edinburgh)
* Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)
* Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh)
* Nick Haining (Edinburgh)
* Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh)
* Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs)
* Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors)
* Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors)
* Fraser Wassell (Edinburgh)
* George Turner (Glasgow Warriors)
* Ben Toolis (Edinburgh)
Backs:
* Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs)
* Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh)
* Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors)
* Darcy Graham (Edinburgh)
* Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors)
* Chris Harris (Gloucester)
* Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors)
* Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors)
* George Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
* Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors)
* Finn Russell (Racing 92)
* Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh)
* Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh)
* Cameron Redpath (Bath)
Scotland have not finished third in the Six Nations since 2019, when they also won three of their five matches.
Townsend said: We have selected a squad with a good balance of experience and young talent. We have some exciting players coming through and it’s great to see Fraser Wassell back in the squad after his injury lay-off.
We know the Six Nations is a tough competition, but we are confident that we can challenge for a top-three finish.
Kind regards C. Dixon.
