Sione Tuipulotu has been handed the Scotland captaincy for the November internationals in opposition to Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia.
Gregor Townsend has appointed the Glasgow centre to the position forward of Rory Darge and Finn Russell, who skippered the crew on a joint foundation within the Six Nations earlier this yr.
Darge and Russell have been listed as vice-captains for the 4 Murrayfield Checks, which begin on November 2, with Fiji the primary guests.
Townsend has chosen 5 uncapped gamers in his 45-man group, with Glasgow pair Alex Samuel and Tom Jordan joined by Edinburgh trio Ben Muncaster, Freddy Douglas and Mosese Tuipulotu, the brother of Sione.
Edinburgh playmaker Ben Healy has been not noted after a troublesome begin to the season at membership stage, with Jordan most popular alongside the extra skilled flyhalf duo of Russell and Adam Hastings.
Edinburgh ahead D’Arcy Rae and Northampton again Rory Hutchinson have been recalled to the squad, whereas wing Darcy Graham is again within the combine for the primary time since final yr’s World Cup after recovering from harm.
As anticipated, there is no such thing as a place within the squad for veteran forwards George Turner and Richie Grey, who’ve successfully dominated themselves out of competition for choice by transferring from Glasgow to Japan.
Sharks utility ahead Dylan Richardson has been named within the squad and will face his nation of start for the primary time in his profession. He’s one among 4 South African-born gamers within the squad, alongside props Nathan McBeth and Pierre Schoeman and wing Duhan van der Merwe.
“Sione has been one among our key leaders over the past couple of years and thrives in that management position,” stated Townsend.
“We’ve seen that in his outings as Glasgow captain and when he had the chance to steer the crew in opposition to Chile a number of months in the past.
“He usually units the emotional tone and mindset required for the crew and he additionally contributes considerably to each our assault and defence.
“Final season we regarded to deepen our management group and we now have a variety of individuals who might step up as captain.”
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