They include players from Easterhouse Panthers, Fife Lions and Edinburgh Eagles. All in all, there are 18 players uncapped at pro level, with hooker Andrew Hnderson joined for the first time by brothers Ian and Kevin, and a first call-up for Graeme Horne, brother of Hull, Scotland and Great Britain star Richard Horne.
Jon Steel (ex Borders and Glasgow), who won 5 Scotland rugby union caps before switching codes this year gets a call-up along with his Hull KR team-mate Gareth Morton (ex Borders), who won a Scotland RL cap before switching codes and was capped at Under-21 level by Scotland while in rugby union.
Scotland play Wales in Bridgend on Sunday 16 October and Ireland in Glasgow Hawks on Sunday 23 October.
The squad will be cut to 20 on Monday 12 September and will gather on Monday 10 October.
Last year Scotland beat Wales at Glasgow Hawks before losing in Ireland. The previous year they lost at home to Ireland before winning in France.
Scotland preliminary squad:
Joe Berry – Batley Bulldogs, Jamie Bloem - Halifax, Andy Brown – Fife Lions, Steve Deviney* – Easterhouse Panthers, John Duffy – Leigh Centurions, Ben Fisher* - Halifax, Danny Brough – Hull FC, Richard Fletcher – Castleford Tigers, Dougie Flockhart* – Scotland Students, Andrew Henderson – Castleford Tigers, Ian Henderson* – Bradford Bulls, Kevin Henderson* - Wakefield Trinity, Graeme Horne* – Hull FC, Jack Howieson – Sheffield Eagles, John Kirkpatrick* – London Broncos, Wade Liddell* – Gateshead Thunder, Neil Lowe – Featherstone Rovers, Duncan MacGillivray – Wakefield Trinity, James Mackay* – Penrith Pumas, Iain Marsh – Batley Bulldogs, David McConnell – Rochdale Hornets, Wayne McDonald – Huddersfield Giants, Andy McPhail – Clyde Bulls, Iain Morrison – Huddersfield Giants, Gareth Morton – Hull KR, Mick Nanyn* – Whitehaven, Jason Roach – Barrow Raiders, David Simm* – Edinburgh Eagles, Iain Sinfield – Swinton Lions, Jon Steel* – Hull KR, Nick Surtees* – St Albans Centurions, Alex Szotack – Bradford Bulls, Dougie Thompson* – Scotland Students, Andy Todd* - Edinburgh Eagles, Matt Tunstall – Workington Town, Mike Wainwright – Warrington Wolves, Mark Webster* – Scotland Students, Craig Walsh* – Whitehaven, Oliver Wilkes – Leigh Centurions, Wesley Wilson* – Whitehaven. * uncapped
Staff
Richard Thewlis – Team Manager, Steve McCormack – Head Coach, Dave Rotheram – Assistant Coach, Richard Agar – Assistant Coach, Christine Holmes – Physiotherapist, Dr Paul Stockton – Doctor.
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