Edinburgh lock Lewis Carmichael and Exeter Chiefs forward Sam Skinner have been added to the Scotland squad for the final two rounds of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations but winger Darcy Graham will miss out through injury.
Carmichael has two Scotland caps to his name – both of which came on the 2018 summer tour to North America – but could add to that number after impressing in the Guinness PRO14 for Edinburgh this term.
The 24-year-old has been added to Gregor Townsend’s 37-man group for the Round 4 clash with France at BT Murrayfield and the final-day trip to Cardiff to take on Wales.
Meanwhile, the most recent of the versatile Skinner’s six international appearances came last summer in a World Cup warm-up match against France before a hamstring injury ruled him out of the World Cup itself.
The 25-year-old wasn’t deemed match-fit enough to play a part in the Round 3 victory over Italy last time out but, after completing 80 minutes for club side Exeter this weekend, he has been restored to the squad.
However, flying winger Graham will miss out on the rest of the 2020 Championship with an ongoing knee injury.
The Edinburgh man had returned to training ahead of the Azzurri fixture but a setback means he won’t be fit enough to play a part in Rounds 4 or 5 as Scotland aim to build on their 17-0 triumph in Rome.
Updated Scotland squad FORWARDS: Simon Berghan (Edinburgh), Jamie Bhatti (Edinburgh), Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Lewis Carmichael (Edinburgh), Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Allan Dell (London Irish), Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Tom Gordon (Glasgow Warriors), Nick Haining (Edinburgh), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Willem Nel (Edinburgh), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs), Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), George Turner (Glasgow Warriors), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)
BACKS: Chris Harris (Gloucester), Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) – captain, George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints), Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Henry Pyrgos (Edinburgh), Matt Scott (Edinburgh), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors), Ratu Tagive (Glasgow Warriors), Duncan Weir (Worcester Warriors)
