Head Coach Kenny Murray has named a 34-player Scotland U20 squad to compete in the 2025 U20 Six Nations.
The group consists of 19 forwards and 15 backs, and will get their championship underway at home to Italy U20 on Friday 31 January at Hive Stadium.
Johnny Ventisei will captain the squad, having led the side against Wales U20 in a friendly in December.
Freddy Douglas, who won a first Scotland senior cap against Portugal in November last year, is selected as he nears a return from injury.
Douglas is joined in the back row selections by Reuben Logan, son of former Scotland wing Kenny Logan, as well as Billy Allen, Oliver Duncan, Oliver Finlayson-Russell and Christian Lindsay.
The second-row options include Mark Fyffe, Bart Godsell, Dan Halkon, Charlie Moss and Pat Spence.
Props Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, Oliver McKenna, Will Pearce, Jake Shearer, Jamie Stewart and Ryan Whitefield are joined by hookers Joe Roberts and Seb Stephen as front row options.
In the backs, scrum-halves Noah Cowan, Hamish MacArthur and Hector Patterson combine with stand-offs Isaac Coates, Matthew Urwin and Ross Wolfenden to make up the half-backs.
Captain Ventisei is joined in the centres by Angus Hunter, Campbell Waugh and Kerr Yule.
The squad is completed by back three players Jack Brown, Nairn Moncrieff, Guy Rogers, Cameron van Wyk and Fergus Watson.
Murray said: “We’re really excited to work with this group during the Six Nations and for them to deliver the performances we know they’re capable of.
“We’ve got a really exciting squad with a combination of players who were involved in our U20 Trophy win last summer as well as new additions. The players really enjoyed playing in front of our fans at Hive Stadium across the Trophy campaign so having three home fixtures in the Six Nations this year is great for them.
“This is the beginning of a big year for us as we make our return to the World Rugby U20 Championship in summer, so we want to start strong and play well across the Six Nations with five performances that we can be proud of.”
Scotland U20 squad for 2025 U20 Six Nations
Forwards
Billy Allen – Dungannon RFC
Ollie Blyth-Lafferty – Edinburgh Rugby
Freddy Douglas – Edinburgh Rugby
Oliver Duncan – Edinburgh Rugby
Oliver Finlayson-Russell – St Andrews University
Mark Fyffe – Edinburgh University
Bart Godsell – Loughborough University
Dan Halkon – Glasgow Warriors
Christian Lindsay – Loretto School/Edinburgh Rugby
Reuben Logan – Northampton Saints
Oliver McKenna – Glasgow Warriors
Charlie Moss – Montpellier
Will Pearce – Cardiff Metropolitan University/Bristol Bears
Joe Roberts – Glasgow Warriors
Jake Shearer – Glasgow Warriors
Pat Spence – Heriot’s RFC
Seb Stephen – Edinburgh Academical Football Club
Jamie Stewart – Edinburgh Rugby
Ryan Whitefield – Biggar RFC
Backs
Jack Brown – Edinburgh Rugby
Isaac Coates – Edinburgh Rugby
Noah Cowan – Brunel University/Ealing Trailfinders
Angus Hunter – Heriot’s RFC
Hamish MacArthur – Edinburgh Rugby
Nairn Moncrieff – Edinburgh Rugby
Hector Patterson – Edinburgh Rugby
Guy Rogers – Surrey University/Harlequins
Matthew Urwin – Glasgow Warriors
Cameron van Wyk – Ayr RFC
Johnny Ventisei – Captain – Glasgow Warriors
Fergus Watson – Glasgow Warriors
Campbell Waugh – Glasgow Hawks
Ross Wolfenden – Edinburgh Rugby
Kerr Yule – Glasgow Warriors
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