Glasgow Warriors full-back Ollie Smith is poised to bring his year-long spell on the sidelines to an end on Saturday after receiving a call-up to the Emerging Scotland squad to face Italy at Edinburgh's Hive Stadium.
Edinburgh lock Rob Carmichael has been selected in Gregor Townsend's 31-man Emerging Scotland squad that will play for the first time against Italy U23 on Saturday at Edinburgh's Hive Stadium.
The Stormers have removed the injured duo of Steven Kitshoff and Damian Willemse from their Investec Champions Cup squad just days before their campaign gets underway.
Scotland have secured promotion back to the World Rugby U20 Championship in 2025 after winning the second-tier U20 Trophy with a 48-10 victory against USA at Hive Stadium on Wednesday night.
The hotshot centre talks farm life, a South American odyssey, and another big trip to Durban.
Glasgow flanker Tom Gordon scored a double before limping off as Warriors beat Edinburgh 30-17 at Scotstoun.
Glasgow flanker Tom Gordon will be remaining at Scotstoun for the foreseeable future, after he put pen-to-paper on a new long term contract with the club.
With five minutes remaining, centre Geoffrey Doumayrou was seen stomping on an opposition arm at a ruck, pushing his boot into the wrist of a player competing for the ball.
For years the Currie Cup has been dominated by Western Province and the Blue Bulls. However, this year will be the first since 1999 that both teams will not feature in the semifinals.
The Currie Cup First Division will feature added beef in the form of Argentinean outfit, the Jaguares XV, when it kicks off this weekend with a full round of matches.
