SCOTLAND Under-20s head coach Carl Hogg has made three changes to the side which started against France 12 days ago for the team’s penultimate Six Nations fixture against Wales at Meggetland on Friday night.
He has restored to the centre combination which started the championship, with Wasps Academy prospect Cameron Anderson returning to the No 13 jersey after missing the Pau trip with a shoulder injury in place of Ollie Smith (who drops to the bench), and Robbie McCallum continuing at No 12 having taking over from Grant Hughes (knee injury) in the opening minutes of the France game.
Meanwhile, South African recruit Kwagga van Niekerk comes back in at No 8 after being unable to travel last time out, in place of Ross Bundy (who takes Teddy Leatherbarrow‘s replacement slot).
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Scotland are zero from three in the championship so far, but have shown admirable resilience, especially against France when they fell three tries behind inside the opening half hour but battled back to score five tries in a 42-27 defeat, earning themselves their first bonus point of the competition in the process.
Fresh from his first competitive outing for Edinburgh last weekend, Jack Blain has been named on the wing, and will look to carry on the fine form which saw its cross the try-line twice against France.
Scotland Under-20 (versus Wales at Meggetland on Friday – kick-off 7.30pm): Matt Davidson (London Scottish); Rory McMichael (Heriot’s), Cameron Anderson (Wasps), Robbie McCallum (Complutense Cisneros), Jack Blain (Heriot’s); Ross Thompson (Glasgow Hawks), Roan Frostwick (Currie Chieftains); Murphy Walker (Stirling County), Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks), Euan McLaren (Ayr), Ewan Johnson (Racing 92), Cameron Henderson (Stirling County), Charlie Jupp (Heriot’s), Connor Boyle (Watsonians)©, Kwagga van Niekerk (Lions). Substitutes: Angus Fraser (Glasgow Hawks), Andrew Nimmo (Glasgow Hawks), Will Hurd (Cardiff Metropolitan University), Ross Bundy (Stirling County), Jack Mann (Edinburgh Accies), Murray Scott (Watsonians), Nathan Chamberlain (Bristol Bears), Ollie Smith (Ayr).
- Full interview with Carl Hogg will be published at 10pm