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Ollie Smith gets Emerging Scotland call to end year out with injury
By Josh Raisey
Glasgow Warriors full-back Ollie Smith is poised to bring his year-long spell on the sidelines to an end on Saturday after receiving a call-up to the Emerging Scotland squad to face Italy U23 at Edinburgh's Hive Stadium.
The 24-year-old has not played since December 2023, where he ruptured his knee ligaments against Bayonne.
Just one day shy of a full year out of action, the nine-cap Scotland international could make his return in the new Scotland side.
The Emerging Scotland squad was named on Monday, but has now been altered to accommodate the full-back who last represented his country at the 2023 World Cup.
Smith has therefore been released by Glasgow, who will face Toulon at the Stade Mayol a day after Emerging Scotland's clash with Italy U23.
Updated Emerging Scotland squad
Forwards
Jerry Blyth-Lafferty (Edinburgh Rugby)
Ollie Blyth-Lafferty (Edinburgh Rugby)
Rudi Brown (Vannes)
Rob Carmichael (Edinburgh Rugby)
Tom Currie (Edinburgh Rugby)
Macenzzie Duncan (Glasgow Warriors)
Dan Halkon (Glasgow Warriors)
Mikey Jones (Edinburgh Rugby)
Liam McConnell (Edinburgh Rugby)
Euan McVie (Edinburgh Rugby)
Harri Morris (Edinburgh Rugby)
Callum Norrie (Glasgow Warriors)
Cairn Ramsay (Currie Chieftains)
Joe Roberts (Glasgow Warriors)
Callum Smyth (Glasgow Warriors)
Rhys Tait (Doncaster Knights)
Backs
Sinjin Broad (Heriot’s Rugby)
Jack Brown (Edinburgh Rugby)
Amena Caqusau (Glasgow Warriors)
Geordie Gwynn (Ealing Trailfinders)
Brent Jackson (Glasgow Warriors)
Kerr Johnston (Glasgow Warriors)
Nairn Moncrieff (Edinburgh Rugby)
Conor McAlpine (Edinburgh Rugby)
Ben Salmon (Glasgow Warriors)
Cammy Scott (Edinburgh Rugby)
Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors)
Nathan Sweeney (Edinburgh Rugby)
Findlay Thomson (Edinburgh Rugby)
Matthew Urwin (Glasgow Warriors)
Lewis Wells (Edinburgh Rugby)
Kerr Yule (Glasgow Warriors)
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Thanks Nick, if I remember rightly we (Rebels) benefitted big time from the Force falling over on paper, this time the talent seems a bit more distributed. Trouble is, the results did improve slightly in the short term (they literally couldn't possibly get worse after 2017) but IIRC players were even harder to keep a hold of.
I like your idea of an Aussie partnership with overseas clubs, it seemed like London Irish were heading that way a few years ago.
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