{"id":517459,"date":"2025-10-21T17:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/517459\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:02:11","slug":"gregor-townsend-names-45-player-autumn-test-series-training-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/517459\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregor Townsend names 45 player Autumn Test Series training squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McConnell and Morris both played for Emerging Scotland last year against Italy with the former captaining the side. Masibaka was part of last season\u2019s Six Nations squad and toured with Scotland in the summer but did not make a Test appearance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sione Tuipulotu<\/strong> retains captaincy of the side for the series which will consist of four matches against USA on Saturday 1st November (outside the international window so likely to involve only Scots based players), New Zealand on Saturday 8th November, Argentina on Sunday 16h November and Tonga on Sunday 23rd November.<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Rugby captain <strong>Magnus Bradbury<\/strong> returns to the international fold as one of 10 back-rows in the squad, seeking a first Scotland cap since the 2022 tour to Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>His capital club-mate <strong>Ross Thompson<\/strong> is one of four stand-offs selected, and with <strong>Finn Russell<\/strong> (Bath) and <strong>Fergus Burke<\/strong> (Saracens) both likely to miss the USA game due to not being released by their English clubs, he is likely to feature in that series opener.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotland squad for the 2025 Quilter Nations Series (caps in brackets):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards (27):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loose-head props:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nathan McBeth<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pierre Schoeman<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (42)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rory Sutherland<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (43)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hookers:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ewan Ashman<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (29)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patrick Harrison<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harri Morris<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (uncapped)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dylan Richardson<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>George Turner<\/strong> \u2013 Harlequins (47)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tighthead-props:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zander Fagerson<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (75)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elliot Millar Mills<\/strong> \u2013 Northampton Saints (9)<\/li>\n<li><strong>D\u2019Arcy Rae<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (2)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Murphy Walker<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Second-rows:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scott Cummings<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (42)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grant Gilchrist<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (82)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alex Samuel<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (1)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marshall Sykes<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (4)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Max Williamson<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Back-rows:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Josh Bayliss<\/strong> \u2013 Bath Rugby (11)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magnus Bradbury<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (19)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gregor Brown<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (10)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rory Darge<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (32)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jack Dempsey<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (26)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matt Fagerson<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (57)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexander Masibaka<\/strong> \u2013 Montpellier (uncapped)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liam McConnell<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (uncapped)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Onyeama-Christie<\/strong> \u2013 Saracens (9)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie Ritchie<\/strong> \u2013 Perpignan (60)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Backs (18):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Scrum-halves:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jamie Dobie<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (14)<\/li>\n<li><strong>George Horne \u2013<\/strong> Glasgow Warriors (38)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben White<\/strong> \u2013 Toulon (29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Stand-offs:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fergus Burke<\/strong> \u2013 Saracens (2)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Hastings<\/strong> \u2013 Glasgow Warriors (34)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finn Russell<\/strong> \u2013 Bath Rugby (87)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ross Thompson<\/strong> \u2013 Edinburgh Rugby (5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Centres:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rory Hutchinson<\/strong> \u2013 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