WITH seasoned campaigners such as Grant Gilchrist and Jonny Gray being joined by six uncapped players, the Scotland squad to tour South America this summer is the archetypal blend of youth and experience.
The omission of Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell and Chris Harris means that the 40-strong squad will be without three of the nation’s eight British & Irish Lions from last summer, but the other five - Zander Fagerson, Duhan van der Merwe, Ali Price, Rory Sutherland and Hamish Watson - are all included. That quintet, along with Gilchrist, Gray and other senior figures, will be there to ensure stability and solidity. The task of the uncapped half-dozen, alongside others with minimal experience at Test level, will be to rise to the occasion; to prove that they are able to withstand the rigours of Test rugby in an unfamiliar environment very far from home.
