Emerging Scotland is a Scottish international

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in selected matches, tours and competitions. Composed of Scotland qualified players only, mostly uncapped or at the beginning of their careers, it forms part of the development pathway to the senior Scotland team. It is not to be confused with the Scotland 'A', the national 'A' team which competes and is a level below the national side but with no age restrictions, nor with the Scotland U-20s with strict age limits that competes in the Under-20 Six Nations and Rugby World Cup.

History

The Emerging Scotland side was part of the National Academy pilot programme which was launched in September 2024 to add increased value to the development of a selected group of promising players. It is part of the Scottish Rugby Male Performance Pathway. Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend said: “This fixture enables us to bring our best young players together, have a week of training with national team coaches, and take on a quality international side. “Similar fixtures that will look to expose emerging talented Scottish players to high level competition will aim to be included going forward. Probably the most important element of a young player’s development is learning by playing at a higher level than you’ve previously experienced. The game has always been the best teacher and we believe that our players will reap the benefits from this experience."

Current squad

An initial 31 man squad was first named. A returning from injury Ollie Smith was later added, the only full international player in the squad. He had not played competitive rugby for 364 days. There was named an Emerging Scotland 27-man squad for their opening match against Italy Under 23 side. Head Coach:

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Note: Caps listed are full international caps.

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Men's national teams

Senior

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Development

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Age grades

Scotland national under-21 rugby union team The Scotland national under-21 rugby union team was one of several junior national rugby union teams behind the Scottish national side. It has now been disbanded and replaced by the under-20 side. The Under 21 side that faced Ireland Under 2 ...

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Scotland national under-18 rugby union team The Scotland national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Scotland national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union. History Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004. European Championship Scotland ...

Scotland national under-17 rugby union team The Scotland national under-17 rugby union team was one of several junior national rugby union teams behind the Scottish national side. Scotland has replaced this age grade with the under-18 side. The last time Scotland fielded an under-17 na ...

Scotland national under-16 rugby union team The Scotland national under-16 rugby union team is one of several junior national rugby union teams behind the Scottish national side. It is sometimes known as the Scotland Schools national team. Current set up Scotland now run three Under 16 ...

Women's national teams

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References

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