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Reuters
4 days ago
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Darge to captain Scotland during New Zealand and Fiji tour
EDINBURGH, June 10 (Reuters) - Rory Darge will captain a 36-man Scotland squad on tour to New Zealand and Fiji next month, including three uncapped players named by coach Gregor Townsend on Tuesday. Scotland are, however, without seven players who are all part of the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. An eighth Scottish selection, prop Zander Fagerson, was forced out of the Lions squad on Monday because of injury. The uncapped trio are stand-off Fergus Burke, loose forward Alexander Masibaka and tighthead prop Fin Richardson. There is also a return for hooker George Turner after missing the last year of international rugby following his move to Japan while Matt Fagerson has been selected as he continues his recovery from injury. Scotland start their tour against the Maori All Blacks on July 5 in Whangarei, before flying to Suva to meet Fiji on July 12. They return to New Zealand for a test against Samoa at Eden Park in Auckland on July 18. Squad: Backs: Fergus Burke (Saracens), Matt Currie (Edinburgh), Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), Adam Hastings, George Horne, Tom Jordan (all Glasgow Warriors), Cameron Redpath (Bath), Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors), Harry Paterson (Edinburgh), Arron Reed (Sale Sharks), Kyle Rowe, Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn (all Glasgow Warriors), Ben White (Toulon) Forwards: Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh), Josh Bayliss (Bath), Gregor Brown, Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge (all Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist, Patrick Harrison (both Edinburgh), Cameron Henderson (Leicester Tigers), Alec Hepburn (Scarlets), Will Hurd (Leicester Tigers), Alexander Masibaka (Soyaux Angouleme Charente), Nathan McBeth (Glasgow Warriors), Elliot Millar Mills (Northampton Saints), Ben Muncaster (Edinburgh), Andy Onyeama-Christie (Saracens), Fin Richardson, Rory Sutherland (both Glasgow Warriors), Marshall Sykes (Edinburgh), George Turner (Kobelco Kobe Steelers), Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh).
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Anxious Van der Merwe 'wee bit shocked' by Lions call
Duhan van der Merwe said he was in shock when named in the British & Lions squad. The Scotland winger had multiple concerns ahead of the announcement and found it hard to smile in the aftermath because he was so drained. The 29-year-old hasn't played since the end of March because of injury so was fretting over his place in the squad to travel to Australia. "Since I've picked up the niggle, you have doubts and you start thinking, 'Is this going to have an effect on me going on the tour?'," he told BBC Scotland. "Then you start taking yourself back to the Six Nations. Did I have my best Six Nations? Good at times, but probably a wee bit average at times. "Then you start thinking, 'Am I the type of winger [Lions coach] Andy Farrell likes? You think about that every single day. "So I'm definitely a wee bit shocked, but at the same time, I'm absolutely buzzing." Van der Merwe watched the announcement at home with his wife and dogs. He said his biggest focus now is to get himself fit and firing for the end of Ediinburgh's URC season, in the hope that they make the knockouts. "I'm doing well with the injury," he said. "I ran yesterday and got up to a very good speed. I'll definitely be back towards the end of May. "I've got to get myself out there again. I want to be fit and in shape and ready to play my best rugby. But right now, I need to go home and get a beer." Van der Merwe made the last Lions tour, but that one was played in Covid times and he expects this one to be an altogether different affair. "Four years ago, I'd only played for Scotland maybe eight or 10 times, so I guess I didn't really expect anything. This time around, I really want to experience it with our fans. "I was a lot more nervous than four years ago."
BBC News
08-05-2025
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- BBC News
Anxious Van der Merwe 'wee bit shocked' by Lions call
Duhan van der Merwe said he was in shock when named in the British & Lions squad. The Scotland winger had multiple concerns ahead of the announcement and found it hard to smile in the aftermath because he was so 29-year-old hasn't played since the end of March because of injury so was fretting over his place in the squad to travel to Australia."Since I've picked up the niggle, you have doubts and you start thinking, 'Is this going to have an effect on me going on the tour?'," he told BBC Scotland."Then you start taking yourself back to the Six Nations. Did I have my best Six Nations? Good at times, but probably a wee bit average at times."Then you start thinking, 'Am I the type of winger [Lions coach] Andy Farrell likes? You think about that every single day."So I'm definitely a wee bit shocked, but at the same time, I'm absolutely buzzing."Van der Merwe watched the announcement at home with his wife and dogs. He said his biggest focus now is to get himself fit and firing for the end of Ediinburgh's URC season, in the hope that they make the knockouts."I'm doing well with the injury," he said. "I ran yesterday and got up to a very good speed. I'll definitely be back towards the end of May. "I've got to get myself out there again. I want to be fit and in shape and ready to play my best rugby. But right now, I need to go home and get a beer."Van der Merwe made the last Lions tour, but that one was played in Covid times and he expects this one to be an altogether different affair."Four years ago, I'd only played for Scotland maybe eight or 10 times, so I guess I didn't really expect anything. This time around, I really want to experience it with our fans. "I was a lot more nervous than four years ago."
BBC News
07-05-2025
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- BBC News
British & Irish Lions 2025 tour: When is the squad announced?
After months of speculation, head coach Andy Farrell will announce his British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia on Thursday, 8 May at a live event in London. Farrell has not said how many players he will pick but a total of 37 players were named in the initial squad for the last Lions tour to South Africa in 2021. The squad will be revealed by former Wales wing and current Lions chairman Ieuan Evans, who was part of the victorious 1989 Lions tour to Australia. The announcement is set to take place from 14:00 BST in front of more than 2,000 Lions fans at the O2 arena. Join our live text coverage from 13:00 BST.
