Thirteen of the Edinburgh squad who are involved in the club's pre-season visit to St Andrews from Tuesday to Thursday will return to the Fife town on national team duty next week. Seven backs and six forwards have been called up to the Scotland meet that takes place between 9 and 11 August, with Chris Paterson making his return to the fold six months after suffering kidney damage on the February afternoon when he became the first Scot to win 100 caps.
Fellow backs Mike Blair, Phil Godman, Nick De Luca, Alex Grove and Jim Thompson, who were all part of the victorious summer mission to Argentina, have been invited to St Andrews en-bloc, and will be joined by Ben Cairns. Representing the Edinburgh pack will be Allan Jacobsen, Kyle Traynor, Geoff Cross, Ross Ford, Alan MacDonald and Scott MacLeod.
Scotland squad for three-day camp at St Andrews, 9-11 August
Backs: Mike Blair, Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Danielli (Ulster), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh), Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Phil Godman, Alex Grove (both Edinburgh), Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Lamont (Scarlets), Rory Lamont (Toulon), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), Dan Parks (Cardiff Blues), Chris Paterson (Edinburgh), Hugo Southwell (Stade Francais), Jim Thompson (Edinburgh) and Nikki Walker (Ospreys)
Forwards: John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors), Kelly Brown (Saracens), Geoff Cross (Edinburgh), Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Jim Hamilton (Gloucester), Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors), Nathan Hines (Leinster), Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Scott Lawson (Gloucester), Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors), Alan MacDonald, Scott MacLeod (both Edinburgh), Euan Murray (Northampton Saints), Kyle Traynor (Edinburgh), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester) and Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors).
In attendance: Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors)
