Four uncapped players in Scotland squad

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has named four uncapped players in his squad for the autumn Test series.

Glasgow stand-off Ruaridh Jackson, Edinburgh pair Greig Laidlaw and Jim Thompson, and Northampton back Joe Ansbro are in Robinson’s 34-man group.

Scotland face New Zealand, South Africa and Samoa in tests next month.

Scotland squad to prepare for first autumn Test against New Zealand on November 7:

Backs: J Ansbro (Northampton), M Blair (Edinburgh), B Cairns (Edinburgh), M Evans (Glasgow), A Grove (Edinburgh), R Jackson (Glasgow), G Laidlaw (Edinburgh), R Lamont (Toulon), S Lamont (Scarlets), R Lawson (Gloucester), G Morrison (Glasgow), D Parks (Cardiff), C Paterson (Edinburgh), H Southwell (Stade Francais), J Thompson (Edinburgh), N Walker (Ospreys)

Forwards: J Barclay (Glasgow), K Brown (Saracens), G Cross (Edinburgh), A Dickinson (Gloucester), R Ford (Edinburgh), R Gray (Glasgow), D Hall (Glasgow), J Hamilton (Gloucester), N Hines (Leinster), A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), S Lawson (Gloucester), M Low (Glasgow), A MacDonald (Edinburgh), S MacLeod (Edinburgh), E Murray (Northampton), R Rennie (Edinburgh), A Strokosch (Gloucester), R Vernon (Glasgow).