Bath Rugby star Finn Russell rested for Scotland's summer tour

John Evely

12 June 2024 at 9:16 am·3-min read

Bath Rugby fly-half Finn Russell will not tour with Scotland this summer with his second child due to arrive.

Russell co-captained Scotland during the Guinness Six Nations earlier this year but will stay home this summer, with Gloucester Rugby's out-going number 10 Adam Hastings back in the squad ahead of returning to Glasgow Warriors.

Centre Cam Redpath will also stay home this summer having not been named in Gregor Townsend's 37-man squad for the Skyscanner Americas Tour this summer with matches against Canada, USA, Chile and Uruguay. Bath backrower Josh Bayliss has made the squad.

Nathan McBeth, Patrick Harrison, Robbie Smith, Will Hurd, Max Williamson, Ewan Johnson, Gregor Brown, Gus Warr, Arron Reed and Matt Currie are the uncapped players on tour.

The 10 uncapped players join a raft of experienced names who played in Scotland’s 2024 Guinness Six Nations campaign with Rory Darge, Luke Crosbie, Javan Sebastian, Elliot Millar-Mills, Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, Ben Healy, Harry Paterson, George Horne, Kyle Rowe, Stafford McDowall, Duhan van der Merwe, Sione Tuipulotu, Matt Fagerson, Pierre Schoeman, Scott Cummings and Kyle Steyn all touring.

Jamie Ritchie and Huw Jones are included with both players close to reaching half-century milestones for their country. Flanker Ritchie is just one cap shy with centre Jones two away from the same landmark.

Scotland Summer Tour Squad

Forwards

Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby) 17 caps

Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby) 5 caps

Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors) uncapped

Alex Craig (Scarlets) 2 caps

Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh Rugby) 8 caps

Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) 38 caps

Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors) 19 caps

Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) 44 caps

Patrick Harrison (Edinburgh Rugby) uncapped

Will Hurd (Leicester Tigers) uncapped

Ewan Johnson (Oyonnax Rugby) uncapped

Nathan McBeth (Glasgow Warriors) uncapped

Elliot Millar-Mills (Northampton Saints) 3 caps

Javan Sebastian (Edinburgh Rugby) 8 caps

Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) 31 caps

Robbie Smith (Northampton Saints) uncapped

Rory Sutherland (Oyonnax Rugby) 30 caps

Dylan Richardson (The Sharks) 1 cap

Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) 49 caps

Murphy Walker (Glasgow Warriors) 3 caps

Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors) uncapped

Glen Young (Edinburgh Rugby) 3 caps

Backs

Matt Currie (Edinburgh Rugby) uncapped

Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps

Adam Hastings (Gloucester Rugby) 26 caps

Ben Healy (Edinburgh Rugby) 5 caps

George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) 30 caps

Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) 48 caps

Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps

Harry Paterson (Edinburgh Rugby) 1 cap

Arron Reed (Sale Sharks) uncapped

Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors) 4 caps

Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors) 19 caps

Ross Thompson (Glasgow Warriors) 3 caps

Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) 25 caps

Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby) 39 caps

Gus Warr (Sale Sharks) uncapped

Summer Tour Fixture List

Saturday 6 July: Canada v Scotland, TD Place, Ottawa, kick-off: 10pm UK time, 5pm local time

Friday 12 July: USA v Scotland, Audi Field, Washington DC, kick-off: 11.30pm UK time, 6.30pm local time

Saturday 20 July: Chile v Scotland, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, kick-off: 8pm UK time. 3pm local time

Saturday 27 July: Uruguay v Scotland, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, kick-off: 8pm UK time, 4pm local time

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Scotland Summer Tour Squad

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Summer Tour Fixture List

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