Kiwi-born Sean Maitland has been selected by Scotland ahead of the Six Nations which starts on February 2.
The 24-year-old winger arrived in Glasgow in October from the Canterbury Crusaders and qualifies for Scotland through parental grandparents born in Glasgow.
Maitland is one of ten uncapped players chosen by interim head coach Scott Johnson in a new look squad.
In all, there are 19 players from the Glasgow Warriors side that currently sits in second place in the RaboDirect PRO12 league. The squad is completed by nine Exiles and seven from Edinburgh Rugby.
Tom Heathcote is involved again after the Bath youngster switched allegiance and made his debut for the Scots in November against Tonga.
There’s a trio of players from Sale with Richie Gray, Alasdair Dickinson and Richie Vernon also included in the squad while Gloucester‘s Jim Hamilton, Saracens Kelly Brown and Worcester prop Euan Murray complete the Premiership Exiles wagon.
Wing Max Evans and No.8 Johnnie Beattie join the team from Top 14 side Castres and Montpellier.
Scott Johnson said: “We’ve chosen this squad with two parameters uppermost in our minds: current form and looking to the future.
“Where two players have been vying for the one spot in areas such as the back-row, we’ve gone with the form option.
“I’ve been impressed with a number of the young fellows who’ve helped Glasgow to second place in the Rabo, especially by their work ethic and determination to improve.
“This squad is for our training camp in Glasgow next week and we still have the option to add to it for the Six Nations.”
The Squad
Backs: Peter Murchie, Stuart Hogg, Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour, Sean Lamont (all Glasgow Warriors), Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby), Max Evans (Castres), Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby), Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Duncan Weir, Ruaridh Jackson (all Glasgow Warriors), Tom Heathcote (Bath Rugby), Henry Pyrgos, Sean Kennedy (both Glasgow Warriors) and Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby).
Forwards: Alasdair Dickinson (Sale Sharks), Ryan Grant, Dougie Hall, Pat MacArthur (all Glasgow Warriors), Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby), Euan Murray (Worcester Warriors), Geoff Cross (Edinburgh Rugby), Moray Low, Alastair Kellock (both Glasgow Warriors), Richie Gray (Sale Sharks), Jim Hamilton (Gloucester), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby), Kelly Brown (Saracens), Robert Harley, Ryan Wilson (both Glasgow Warriors), Johnnie Beattie (Montpellier), David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby), Richie Vernon (Sale Sharks), Chris Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors).
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