Scotland have included nine uncapped players in a squad of 31 for next month’s quadrangular including the Boks, Samoa and the Italians in South Africa.
The event will see double-header internationals played on three successive weekends in Durban, Nelspruit and Pretoria for the first time.
The tournament takes on added significance as South Africa, Samoa and Scotland are all in the same pool at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Five of the uncapped players were part of the Scotland A squad that defeated England Saxons 13-9 in Newcastle in February.
The Scotland squad will convene on Monday, May 27 for a three day training camp in Perthshire and the Highlands before flying out to South Africa on Friday, May 31.
Scotland squad for quadrangular tournament with South Africa, Samoa and Italy next month:
Backs:
Alex Dunbar* (Glasgow), Tom Heathcote (Bath/ENG), Peter Horne* (Glasgow), Ruaridh Jackson ( Glasgow), Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh), Sean Lamont (Glasgow), Peter Murchie* (Glasgow), Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow), Matt Scott (Edinburgh), Tommy Seymour* (Glasgow), Duncan Taylor* (Saracens/ENG), Greig Tonks* (Edinburgh), Tim Visser (Edinburgh)
Forwards:
John Barclay (Glasgow), Johnnie Beattie (Montpellier/FRA), Kelly Brown (Saracens/ENG, capt), Geoff Cross (Edinburgh), David Denton (Edinburgh), Alasdair Dickinson (Sale/ENG), Ross Ford (Edinburgh) , Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Ryan Grant (Glasgow), Jim Hamilton (Gloucester /ENG), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow), Steven Lawrie* (Edinburgh), Moray Low (Glasgow), Pat MacArthur* (Glasgow), Euan Murray (Worcester/ENG), Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan/FRA), Tim Swinson* (Glasgow), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow)
* = uncapped
Fixtures:
June 8: v Samoa, King’s Park, Durban
June 15: v South Africa, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
June 22: Match decided by previous results, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Management:
Head coach: Scott Johnson
Assistant coaches: Jonathan Humphreys, Matt Taylor, Massimo Cuttitta and Duncan Hodge
