Scotland Under-18s team for Six Nations Festival opener versus Ireland announced

Hawick's Hector Patterson will start at s scrum-half for Scotland Under-18s versus Ireland tomorrow [Saturday]. Image: Malcolm Grant

SCOTLAND UNDER-18S head coach Ross Miller has named the side which will kick-off their age-grade Six Nations Festival campaign against Ireland in Dublin tomorrow afternoon (kick off 3.15pm).

“We’re really excited for the first challenge of our Six Nations Festival and it will be great for the squad to get more experience of international rugby,” said Miller.

“Ireland will present us with a real challenge but for us it’s about putting in a good performance and continuing to develop as a group.

“The squad have settled into camp nicely, preparations have gone well this week and we’re now looking to transition our focuses from training into Saturday’s performance.”

Scotland U18 (versus Ireland in the 2023 Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday 8 April @ 3.15pm): J Brown © (George Watson’s College); F Watson (Biggar RFC), J Ventisei (St Aloysius/GHA RFC), L McEwan-Peters (Yorkshire Academy/Wellington College), S Rockley (London Irish/Bishop Wand/London Irish Academy); I Coates (Merchiston Castle), H Patterson (Hawick RFC); B White (Peebles RFC), J Roberts (Robert Gordon’s College), O Blyth-Lafferty (Boroughmuir RFC), F Wilson (Gala RFC), C Moss (Marlow Rugby/Shiplake College/Wasps), O Duncan (Edinburgh Academy), F Douglas (Stewart’s Melville College), F Spurway (Glenalmond College).

Subs: S Stephen (Glenalmond College/Aberdeen Grammar RFC), F Mcintosh (George Watson’s College), K Ando (SC Frankfurt 1880/Sedbergh), B Godsell (Gloucester Academy/Marling), N Torkington (Stirling County RFC), F Wood (George Heriot’s School), H Alderson (Stewart’s Melville College), M Urwin (St Aloysius), J Hocking (Edinburgh Rugby), T Russell (Stewarts Melville College), S Leweni (Queen Victoria School).