Hadden calls up Reivers duo

Scotland coach Frank Hadden has named two uncapped players in a 32-strong squad for training at Murrayfield next week as the Scots intensify their preparations for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Hadden’s side will face France in their opening match at Murrayfield on February 5.

Centre Ben MacDougall, 28, and 23-year-old openside flanker Andy Miller – both Border Reivers – have been called up in a squad which also marks the return of Glasgow Warriors’ captain Jon Petrie, who missed the autumn Tests through a shoulder injury.

Stand-off Gordon Ross has earned a recall on the back of recent good performances in the Guinness Premiership.

Scott MacLeod, the Border Reivers lock, is another whose recent form and fitness is rewarded after a long absence through an ankle injury

Scotland squad for training at Murrayfield Monday, January 23 to Thursday, January 26.

Backs – M Blair (Edinburgh Gunners), C Cusiter (Border Reivers), M Di Rollo (Edinburgh Gunners), A Henderson (Glasgow Warriors), S Lamont (Northampton Saints), R Lamont (Glasgow Warriors), B MacDougall (Border Reivers), G Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), D Parks (Glasgow Warriors), C Paterson (Edinburgh Gunners), G Ross (Leeds Tykes), H Southwell (Edinburgh Gunners), N Walker (Border Reivers), S Webster (Edinburgh Gunners)

Forwards – K Brown (Border Reivers), B Douglas (Border Reivers), R Ford (Border Reivers), D Hall (Edinburgh Gunners), C Hamilton (Glasgow Warriors), A Hogg (Edinburgh Gunners), A Jacobsen (Edinburgh Gunners), A Kellock (Edinburgh Gunners), G Kerr (Leeds Tykes), S Lawson (Glasgow Warriors), S MacLeod (Border Reivers), A Miller (Border Reivers), S Murray (Edinburgh Gunners), E Murray (Glasgow Warriors), J Petrie (Glasgow Warriors), C Smith (Edinburgh Gunners), S Taylor (Edinburgh Gunners), J White (Sale Sharks, captain).