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Ollie Leatherbarrow Scotland decision explained as Edinburgh No 8 misses out on Nations Championship squad
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Ollie Leatherbarrow earns first call-up as Scotland reveal Nations Championship squad
The 24-year-old Leatherbarrow, who qualifies via a grandmother born in Perth, has impressed over the last few seasons and bolsters the back row options available to Gregor Townsend for Tests against New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
There is no place, though, for young Edinburgh tighthead Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, nor club colleague Hector Patterson, overlooked in a competitive fight for scrum half places.
The Newcastle Red Bulls back-rower’s call-up comes at the expense of Magnus Bradbury who has been omitted despite a strong start to the season with Edinburgh.
At the other end of the spectrum, Grant Gilchrist is also excluded but Townsend shot down suggestions that this signalled the beginning of the end of the 36-year-old lock’s international career.
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