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Scotland will take a roster of 40 players to South America. The Northern British test side will take-on Argentina in a three match series which will follow a non-capped match between Chile and Scotland A. The tour will begin on Saturday, June 25 and conclude on Saturday, July 16.
Regular captain and fullback Stuart Hogg will miss the tour. He and Racing 92 fly half, Finn Russell are out. Adam Hastings and Ross Thomspn are the fly halves. The former plays with three Pumas at Gloucester. The latter kept Domingo Miotti out of the Glasgow Warriors for most of the 2021-2022 United Rugby Championship (URC) season.
Edinburgh second-rower Grant Gilchrist will captain the team. He previously led Scotland against Canada in in Edmonton in June 2018. Gilchrist has plenty of experience, including 53 caps for Scotland. He and his teammates voted Emiliano Boffelli as the Edinburgh player of the year.
Flanker Hamish Watson is one cap away from reaching 50. He is one of four players that played for the British & Irish Lions on their 2021 tour to South Africa. The others are scrum-half Ali Price, winger Duhan van der Merwe and prop Zander Fagerson.
The tour is to be Scotland’s first visit to the Americas since 2018. The previous tour saw Scotland playing Canada, the USA and Argentina. The 202 tour will be the first time that Scotland plays against Chile.
Chile and the USA are to face-off in the Americas 2 Finals in July. The winner, on aggregate, will qualify for RWC 2023. Chile’s roster has begun preparations in the north of the country. The USA’s roster is yet to assemble due to the Major Leagur Rugby season and players still on duty with their clubs in Europe.
2022 MIDYEAR INTRERNATIONALS – SCOTLAND FIXTURES
Saturday, June 25 – Chile v Scotland A (Estadio Santa Laura Universidad SEK, Santiago, CL)
Saturday, July 02 – Argentina v Scotland (Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy, AR)
Saturday, July 09 – Argentina v Scotland (Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, AR)
Saturday, July 16 – Argentina v Scotland (El Estadio Único, Santiago Del Estero, AR)
2022 MIDYEAR INTERNATIONALS – SCOTLAND ROSTER
HOOKER
Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks, ENG)
Dave Cherry (Edinburgh)
George Turner (Glasgow Warriors)
PROP
Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors)
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh)
Javan Sebastian (Scarlets, WAL)
Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors)
Murphy Walker (Glasgow Warriors)
SECOND-ROW
Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors)
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh)
Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs, ENG)
Jamie Hodgson (Edinburgh)
Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs, ENG)
Glen Young (Edinburgh)
BACK-ROW
Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh)
Andy Christie (Saracens, ENG)
Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh)
Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors)
Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Ben Muncaster (Edinburgh)
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)
SCRUM HALF
George Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors)
Ben White (London Irish, ENG)
FLY HALF
Adam Hastings (Gloucester, ENG)
Ross Thompson (Glasgow Warriors)
CENTER
Mark Bennett (Edinburgh)
Matt Currie (Edinburgh)
Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints, ENG)
Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors)
Huw Jones (Harlequins, ENG)
Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors)
WING
Darcy Graham (Edinburgh)
Damian Hoyland (Edinburgh)
Rufus McLean (Glasgow Warriors)
Kyle Rowe (London Irish, ENG)
Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, ENG)
FULLBACK
Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh)
Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors)
