Scotland | Hiddleston and Stephen named for Nations Championship
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Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named a 36-player squad for the upcoming Nations Championship fixtures against Argentina, South Africa and Fiji. There are two uncapped players selected in the shape of Glasgow Warriors hookers Gregor Hiddleston and Seb Stephen.
Scott Cummings and Pierre Schoeman are both one appearance away from their 50th caps, while Rory Sutherland sits on 48 and could also achieve that milestone this summer.
Scotland’s all-time highest scoring men’s forward Ewan Ashman joins Hiddleston and Stephen as the hooker selections.
Glasgow Warriors prop trio Zander Fagerson, Nathan McBeth and Rory Sutherland are all chosen, alongside Edinburgh Rugby’s Schoeman and D’arcy Rae. Will Hurd and Elliot Millar Mills complete the prop picks.
There are four Warriors second rows in the squad in the form of Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, Alex Samuel and Max Williamson, and they are joined by Perpignan’s Jonny Gray.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – APRIL 07: Seb Stephen is pictured at the Citizens Theatre as he signs a pro contract with Glasgow Warriors on April 07, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)
Edinburgh youngsters Freddy Douglas and Liam McConnell, alongside their club captain Magnus Bradbury, are picked as back rowers, with departing Warrior Jack Dempsey and clubmates Matt Fagerson and Rory Darge, as well as Bath’s Josh Bayliss, all chosen as loose forwards.
Glasgow pair Jamie Dobie and George Horne, with Ben White, are the scrum-halves, and Finn Russell, Fergus Burke and Tom Jordan are the stand-offs.
Sione Tuipulotu captains the squad once more and is selected among the centres, alongside fellow Warrior Stafford McDowall and Rory Hutchinson.
Fresh from a week with GB7s, Darcy Graham is selected alongside back-three operators Duhan van der Merwe, Ollie Smith, Kyle Rowe and Kyle Steyn.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – MARCH 07: (L-R) Scotland’s Sione Tuipulotu, Finn Russell and Rory Darge during the national anthem during a Guinness Six Nations match between Scotland and France at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, on March 07, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)
Scotland travel away to Argentina on Saturday 4 July and South Africa on Saturday 11 July, before returning to Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday 18 July to play Fiji.
Duhan van der Merwe, D’arcy Rae and Liam McConnell will all be involved with the Barbarians before joining the Scotland squad. The Barbarians take on South Africa in Gqeberha on Saturday 20 June and take on Wales in Cardiff on 27 June.
Scotland squad for Nations Championship
Forwards (22)
Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (35)
Josh Bayliss – Bath Rugby (16)
Magnus Bradbury – Edinburgh Rugby (22)
Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors (16)
Scott Cummings – Glasgow Warriors (49)
Rory Darge – Glasgow Warriors (39)
Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors (33)
Freddy Douglas – Edinburgh Rugby (2)
Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (64)
Zander Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (81)
Jonny Gray – Perpignan (81)
Gregor Hiddleston – Glasgow Warriors (uncapped)
Will Hurd – Leicester Tigers (10)
Nathan McBeth – Glasgow Warriors (8)
Liam McConnell – Edinburgh Rugby (1)
Elliot Millar Mills – Northampton Saints (14)
D’arcy Rae – Edinburgh Rugby (7)
Alex Samuel – Glasgow Warriors (3)
Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby (49)
Seb Stephen – Glasgow Warriors (uncapped)
Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors (48)
Max Williamson – Glasgow Warriors (13)
Backs (14)
Fergus Burke – Saracens (3)
Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors (19)
Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby (55)
George Horne – Glasgow Warriors (45)
Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints (11)
Tom Jordan – Bristol Bears (17)
Stafford McDowall – Glasgow Warriors (16)
Kyle Rowe – Glasgow Warriors (17)
Finn Russell – Bath Rugby (94)
Ollie Smith – Glasgow Warriors (12)
Kyle Steyn – Glasgow Warriors (33)
Sione Tuipulotu – Captain – Glasgow Warriors (38)
Duhan van der Merwe – Edinburgh Rugby (53)
Ben White – Toulon (36)
