Scotland name Warriors trio in squad
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Your support makes all the difference.Scotland today recalled Dan Parks and named uncapped Glasgow team-mates Ruaridh Jackson and Richie Gray in their squad for the RBS 6 Nations games against France and Wales.
Parks was controversially omitted for the three autumn internationals, while fellow fly-half Jackson, 21, was still recovering from a serious shoulder injury.
Flanker Gray, 20, has been rewarded for his performances this season, including on his Scotland A debut against Tonga two months ago.
Head coach Andy Robinson said: "Richie Gray has worked hard to win a place in the squad and has applied himself consistently when playing for Glasgow, and we were also pleased to see Ruaridh back in action there.
"Dan has been playing well and it's an asset for us to have someone of his ability in the squad."
Co-captain Mike Blair has been left out of the main 30-man squad as he recovers from an ankle injury picked up during the November Tests, but the scrum-half is one of four players invited to train with the team at next week's four-day camp at St Andrews.
The others are Jim Thompson - the uncapped grandson of the late Bill McLaren - Ross Rennie and Jon Welsh.
The squad also includes Euan Murray, Alasdair Dickinson and Jim Hamilton, all three of whom missed the autumn internationals through injury.
Toulon full-back Rory Lamont may join the squad for the France game provided he comes through a club match next Wednesday unscathed.
Richie Vernon, Allister Hogg and Jason White were omitted due to injury.
But Ben Cairns, Nikki Walker, Geoff Cross and Scott MacLeod all missed out on selection.
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