Will the Scotland Six Nations 2026 squad be the one too break the third-place ceiling?
A Scotland Six nations squad has never finished higher than third since the tournament expanded in 2000.
Head coach Gregor Townsend has named his 40-man squad that he hopes will end the dry spell in 2026 with recalls for France-based duo Jonny Gray and dave Cherry.
Star fly-half Finn russell will be backed up by Glasgow warriors 10 Adam Hastings and Fergus Burke of Saracens.
Centre Sione Tuipulotu will continue to captain the side and likely play next to Glasgow teammate Huw Jones while scrum-half will be a battle between Ben White, George Horne and Jamie Dobie, the latter also impressing recently on the wing.
Bookmark this page for details of the Scotland Six Nations 2026 squad as and when it’s announced by Townsend. We’ll also be updating it with team news for every Scotland match in this year’s tournament, and if you want to look back on last year, scroll down to see every scotland line-up from last season.
Scotland Six Nations squad: Townsend’s 40-man squad
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Forwards: Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby), Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby), Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh Rugby), Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Dave Cherry (Vannes), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Alex Craig (Glasgow Warriors), Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors), Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors), Freddy Douglas (Edinburgh Rugby), matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby), jonny Gray (Union Bordeaux Bègles), Nathan McBeth (Glasgow Warriors), Liam McConnell (Edinburgh Rugby), Elliot millar Mills (Northampton Saints), D’arcy Rae (Edinburgh Rugby), Jamie Ritchie (Perpignan), Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby), Rory Sutherland (Glasgow Warriors), George Turner (Harlequins), Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors).
Backs: Fergus Burke (Saracens), Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby), Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), George Horne (Glasgow warriors), Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Tom Jordan (Bristol Bears), Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse), Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors), Finn Russell (Bath Rugby), Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors), Ollie smith (Glasgow Warriors), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors), Sione tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors), Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby), Ben White (Toulon).
Scotland Six Nations squad: 2026 fixtures at a glance
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