Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named a 45-player squad for the upcoming Quilter Nations Series, with the uncapped forward trio of Liam McConnell, Harri Morris and Alexander Masibaka included.

Flanker McConnell and hooker Morris, from Edinburgh Rugby, both played for Emerging Scotland last year against Italy with McConnell captaining the side. Masibaka toured with Scotland in the summer and will be aiming for his first cap this autumn.

Fresh from his Lions exploits, Sione Tuipulotu returns to the Scotland squad and will lead them as captain.

Ahead of fixtures on consecutive weekends against USA, New Zealand, Argentina and Tonga, 45 players have been initially selected, comprising 27 forwards and 18 backs.

Of the former, Edinburgh Rugby captain Magnus Bradbury returns to the int

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