Rugby-Townsend eyes new talent with 12 uncapped players in squad


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 20 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO-Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Scotland v Italy - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain - March 20, 2021 Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend before the game REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

EDINBURGH (Reuters) -Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has named 12 uncapped players in his squad for the autumn internationals starting later this month as he casts his net far and wide two years out from the next Rugby World Cup in France.

That includes the South African-born duo of loose forward Dylan Richardson and prop Pierre Schoeman, as well as Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayliss, Rory Darge, Luke Crosbie, Jamie Hodgson and Marshall Sykes among the forwards.

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