Scotland draft three new players into squad as injuries take their toll

Matt Currie has been called into the Scotland squad just days after scoring a hat-trick for Edinburgh against Munster in the United Rugby Championship.

The centre, who played on the wing in Cork on Friday, has joined the squad alongside fit-again flanker Ben Muncaster and Glasgow Warriors prop Nathan McBeth.

However, Edinburgh flanker Luke Crosbie – who suffered a suspected torn pec muscle against Munster – and Glasgow No 8 Jack Mann, who was forced off with a head knock in their loss to Ospreys, have been ruled out through injury.

Two other Edinburgh players, scrum-half Ali Price and winger Ross McCann, are surplus to requirements and have returned to their club.

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Scotland host Wales on Saturday in round four of the Guinness Six Nations, looking to snap a two-match losing streak.

They face a Welsh outfit that lost their 15th Test in a row in round three, but put in a vastly improved performance under interim head coach Matt Sherratt against Ireland.

Scotland squad
Forwards (23)
Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (25)
Jamie Bhatti – Glasgow Warriors (36)
Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors (7)
Dave Cherry – Edinburgh Rugby (14)
Rory Darge – Co-Captain – Glasgow Warriors (28)
Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors (25)
Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (53)
Zander Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors (73)
Euan Ferrie – Glasgow Warriors (uncapped)
Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby (78)
Jonny Gray – Bordeaux Bègles (80)
Patrick Harrison – Edinburgh Rugby (3)
Cameron Henderson – Leicester (1)
Will Hurd – Leicester Tigers (7)
Ewan Johnson – Oyonnax (4)
Nathan McBeth – Glasgow Warriors (2)
Ben Muncaster – Edinburgh Rugby (1)
D’Arcy Rae – Edinburgh Rugby (2)
Jamie Ritchie – Edinburgh Rugby (57)
Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby (40)
Sam Skinner – Edinburgh Rugby (37)
Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors (39)
Marshall Sykes – Edinburgh Rugby (1)

Backs (17)
Fergus Burke – Saracens (uncapped)
Matt Currie – Edinburgh Rugby (4)
Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors (11)
Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby (44)
George Horne – Glasgow Warriors (35)
Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints (8)
Huw Jones – Glasgow Warriors (56)
Tom Jordan – Glasgow Warriors (6)
Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse (58)
Stafford McDowall – Glasgow Warriors (11)
Cameron Redpath – Bath Rugby (14)
Arron Reed – Sale Sharks (3)
Finn Russell – Co-Captain – Bath Rugby (85)
Kyle Rowe – Glasgow Warriors (11)
Ollie Smith – Glasgow Warriors (9)
Duhan van der Merwe – Edinburgh Rugby (47)
Ben White – Toulon (27)