Scotland to hand out ten debuts against Canada

As many as ten players will make their Scotland debuts in the first match of the summer tour against Canada in Ottawa on Saturday.

The backs Gus Warr, Matt Currie and Arron Reed have all been named to start in the TD Place clash alongside the back-five duo of Max Williamson and Gregor Brown, while the front-row trio Nathan McBeth, Robbie Smith and Will Hurd will also be bidding to win first caps from the bench alongside Ewan Johnson, the lock forward, and the wing Ross McCann.

Stafford McDowall, who missed Glasgow’s triumphant URC run-in after picking up a hand infection, will co-captain the side on his third appearance, with the other nominated leader being Luke Crosbie, the eight-times capped flanker who features for the