Gary Smith, who takes over from Nathan Graham, as Students head coach has announced his squad for the Tri Nations tournament which takes place in Ireland this year.

The Students competition, the first since 2019, will see Scotland compete against Ireland on Sunday 19^th June and England on Tuesday 22^nd June at the National University of Ireland in Galway.  Both matches are scheduled for a 2.30pm kick off.

Head Coach Gary Smith had this to say:

It’s fantastic to see the Scotland pathway gathering momentum after what has been a very difficult few years for rugby league in Scotland. I had some incredibly tough conversations with the players that missed out on Sunday, they had given it their all and contributed to our overall squad and I would personally like to thank them.

I am hopeful that they will all be back next season pushing for a spot in the 20. For the 20 players selected, it’s a huge honour to represent your country at an international tournament and I’m sure they will do themselves and their families proud over in Ireland.

The squad will be one of the most diversely selected Scotland Student sides selected, with 14 institutions represented. Loughborough University and Northumbria University have the biggest representation with three players each, whilst The University of Edinburgh and Furness College have two each.

SCOTLAND STUDENTS SQUAD: Ryan Powles (Abertay University), Luke Punton (Charles Strut University, AUS), Sean Taylor (Forth Valley College), Johnny Hutton, Connor Terrill (Both Furness College), Elliot Campbell (Gen2), Chris Wood (Leeds Beckett University), Alex Melton, Ollie Rees, Laurence Wilson (all Loughborough University), Ben Morris, Oli Shakeshaft, Sponsored By: W Denis Financial Services Ltd, Cameron Young (all Northumbria University), Mikey Mair (Open University), Harris Johnstone (St Mary’s University), Cameron Taylor (Strathclyde University), Pete Burns, Ben Heber (Both The University of Edinburgh), Lochlann Nairn, Lyle Wilson (The University of Manchester)