Gregor Townsend believes the “painful experiences” that undermined Scotland’s last tilt at the Guinness Six Nations have made them a

Fergus Burke and Jack Mann receive their first call-ups to the Scotland squad, but there is no place for Johnny Matthews or the injured Kyle Steyn. The omissions are notable, if not glaring, while there are rewards for Glasgow's fine form in Gregor Brown,

Gregor Townsend on why he included Fergus Burke in his Scotland Six Nations squad