12 Warriors named in Scotland squad for 2019 Rugby World Cup

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has selected 12 Glasgow Warriors in his 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which gets underway in just over a fortnight’s time.

As was the case
in 2015, the club contributes the highest number of players to the group set to
board the plane to Japan, including five players set to make their second
appearance on the sport’s biggest stage.

Fraser
Brown, Jonny Gray, Ryan Wilson, Pete Horne and Tommy Seymour all return to the
Scotland squad, the quintet having each been a part of the run to the
quarter-finals in 2015.

There is an
even split to the Glasgow contingent, after six forwards and six backs were selected
in Townsend’s playing group.

Brown is
joined by club-mate George Turner as one of three hookers selected in
Townsend’s squad, with the duo joined by Zander Fagerson amongst the front-row
options.

Scott
Cummings’ run of form in 2019 has seen him earn a place in the squad’s
second-row stocks, following his debut off the bench against France in
Scotland’s opening Rugby World Cup warm-up match.

Gray and
Wilson bring their invaluable experience and Test-match nous to the pack,
combining for 95 caps between them as they prepare for their second Rugby World
Cup.

Behind the
scrum, both Horne brothers will be jetting off to Japan, as George joins elder
sibling Pete on the flight to the Far East.

Ali Price
will join the younger Horne as one of three scrum-halves in contention for a
starting berth, whilst Adam Hastings follows in the footsteps of father Gavin
and uncle Scott in representing Scotland at a Rugby World Cup.

The Glasgow
representatives are completed by Seymour – who is just five tries away from the
Scottish record shared by Ian Smith and Tony Stanger – and Sam Johnson,
following the centre’s successful return to international action in Saturday’s
win over Georgia.

Scotland
open their 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign against Ireland in Yokohama on Sunday
22 September, with kick-off scheduled for 8.45am (UK time).

31-man Scotland squad for Rugby World Cup 2019

FORWARDS

John Barclay (Edinburgh) – 74 caps
Simon Berghan (Edinburgh) – 21 caps
Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) – 42 caps
Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) – 3 caps
Allan Dell (London Irish) – 24 caps
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) – 21 caps
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh) – 36 caps
Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) – 51 caps
Stuart McInally (Edinburgh) – 29 caps, CAPTAIN
Willem Nel (Edinburgh) – 31 caps
Gordon Reid (Ayrshire Bulls) – 36 caps
Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh) – 11 caps
Blade Thomson (Scarlets) – 1 cap
Ben Toolis (Edinburgh) – 20 caps
George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) – 7 caps
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh) – 27 caps
Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors) – 44 caps

BACKS (14)

Darcy Graham (Edinburgh) – 6 caps
Chris Harris (Gloucester) – 9 caps
Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps
Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) – 69 caps
George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 6 caps
Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 42 caps
Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors) – 5 caps
Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh) – 14 caps
Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne) – 73 caps
Sean Maitland (Saracens) – 42 caps
Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) – 26 caps
Finn Russell (Racing 92) – 46 caps
Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) – 51 caps
Duncan Taylor (Saracens) – 22 caps