NEWCASTLE’S Ollie Leatherbarrow has been called up by Scotland for the first time for the home Nations Championship fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Japan
The 24-year-old Macclesfield-born back row has represented Scotland at U16 and U20 levels.
In-form Edinburgh forwards Magnus Bradbury and Freddy Douglas are both left out but back rower Jack Dempsey has retained his place despite leaving Glasgow in the summer to move to Japan with Toshiba Brave Lupus.
Jamie Ritchie, Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe have all been included after returning recently from injuries.
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