London Irish’s Ben White and Kyle Rowe have been selected in Gregor Townsend’s Scotland squad to travel to Argentina this July.
The vibrant backs, both of whom have completed their first seasons with the Exiles, have made a sizeable impact upon arrival in west London.
White signed from Leicester Tigers last summer and has made 25 appearances for the Club over the course of the season, including starts in all of the Gallagher Premiership, Premiership Rugby Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.
The fairytale rise of Rowe from having lost his job in rugby during the pandemic to playing in European ties has warmed the hearts of many, and he could now earn his first starting berth for his country.
The 24-year-old, who amassed 10 tries in all competitions for Irish this term, has previously lined out for the Scotland sevens side and was included in Townsend’s 2022 Guinness Six Nations squad.
Irish’s young scrum-half conversely made his first appearance for his country in the Six Nations off the bench, scoring a try in a winning home debut against England and going on to make three further appearances in blue.
The Scotch duo will prepare to encounter Irish’s Argentine contingent, which number three inclusions in Michael Cheika’s team, in a three-test series beginning on 2nd July at the Estadio 23 de Agosto (ko 8.10pm BST).
The programme of fixtures continues in each of the following two weeks, next taking place at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena on 9th July (ko 8.10pm BST) and concluding on 16th July at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades (ko 8.10pm BST).
A Scotland A select team will also travel to South America to prelude the Thistle’s series in Argentina, taking on Chile at the Estadio Santa Laura Universidad Sek on 25th June, kicking off at 9pm BST.
Huge congratulations, boys!
Gregor Townsend’s full Scotland squad to travel to Argentina:
Scotland 2022 Summer Tour Squad
Forwards
Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks) - 2 caps
Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) - 22 caps
Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh Rugby) - 18 caps
Dave Cherry (Edinburgh Rugby) - 5 caps
Andy Christie (Saracens) - 1 cap
Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh Rugby) - 1 cap
Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors) - 21 caps
Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors) - 4 caps
Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) - 21 caps
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) - 47 caps
Grant Gilchrist (Captain) (Edinburgh Rugby) - 53 caps
Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) - 67 caps
Jamie Hodgson (Edinburgh Rugby) - 5 caps
Ben Muncaster (Edinburgh Rugby) - uncapped
Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby) - 9 caps
Javan Sebastian (Scarlets) - 1 cap
Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs) - 20 caps
Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors) - 18 caps
George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) - 25 caps
Murphy Walker (Glasgow Warriors) - uncapped
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) - 49 caps
Glen Young (Edinburgh Rugby) - uncapped
Backs
Mark Bennett (Edinburgh Rugby) - 24 caps
Matt Currie (Edinburgh Rugby) - uncapped
Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby) - 27 caps
Adam Hastings (Gloucester Rugby) - 26 caps
George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) - 17 caps
Damian Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby) - 4 caps
Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints) - 5 caps
Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors) - 24 caps
Huw Jones (Harlequins) - 31 caps
Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) - 31 caps
Rufus McLean (Glasgow Warriors) - 2 caps
Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) - 51 caps
Kyle Rowe (London Irish) - uncapped
Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors) - uncapped
Ross Thompson (Glasgow Warriors) - 1 cap
Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) - 5 caps
Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors) - 16 caps
Ben White (London Irish) - 4 caps
Summer Tour 2022 Fixtures
Chile v Scotland A | Saturday 25 June 2022, kick-off 9pm (UK time) - Estadio Santa Laura Universidad SEK, Santiago, live on Premier Sports
Argentina v Scotland | Saturday 2 July 2022, kick-off 8.10pm (UK time) - Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy, live on Sky Sports
Argentina v Scotland | Saturday 9 July 2022, kick-off 8.10pm (UK time) - Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, live on Sky Sports
Argentina v Scotland | Saturday 16 July 2022, kick-off 8.10pm (UK time) - The Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago Del Estero, live on Sky Sports
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