Two Scotland U18 squads named for Newcastle double-header
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TWO Scotland U18 Men sides will play friendly matches in Newcastle today [Saturday]. A Scotland U18 Development squad will take on Newcastle Falcons U18 at 1pm, followed by Scotland U18 taking on Wales U18, which is scheduled to start at 3pm.
Scotland's travelling squad, which features over 35 clubs and schools, has been picked from regional academy players, who recently took part in two Edinburgh Rugby U18 v Glasgow Warriors U18. There are also players from outside Scotland involved in the Scottish Qualified (SQ) programme and are based outside of Scotland.
The matches are part of the build-up to the 2025 U18 Six Nations Festival. More details on the festival will be confirmed next week.
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"This is an excellent opportunity for the coaches to view two full squads of players as we build towards our Six Nations Festival,” said head coach Ross Miller.
"We've been in training for a few weeks now and having competitive fixtures is the next step for us in our preparation.
"We're looking to see how players perform against two good teams. It would be great to see some principles of play transferred from training through to the games today."
Scotland U18 (versus Newcastle Falcons u18 at Kingston Park @ 1pm): C Jessop; E Sule, B McDonald, Henderson, M Garry; J Dalziel ©, C Trayler; M Scarth, B Cooper, F Kent, R Smart, F Bell, A Young, R Baxter, W May. Replacements: J Nesbitt, C Davis, M Herbert, O Richardson, S Scott, C McGarey, A Robson, S Lawaci, F Anders.
Scotland U18 (versus Wales u18 at Kingston Park @ 3pm): R McHaffie; L Mathieson, J Taylor, H Clark, G Gammell; H Widdowson, G Johnston; L Hendrie, J Utterson, O Anderson, M Oliver, C Lindsay ©, W Lockhart, H Preston, L Moncrieff. Replacements: D Casserly, J Rennie, R Smith, D Shellard, L Hill, S Talac, A Williamson, D Barrie, W Corbett.
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