Rugby World Cup: Scotland leave out former captain Stuart McInally

McInally was a astonishment prime arsenic skipper for the 2019 World Cup

Former skipper Stuart McInally has been omitted from Scotland's squad for the Rugby World Cup, on with Murphy Walker, Josh Bayliss, and Jamie Dobie.

Edinburgh hooker McInally, who led Scotland astatine the 2019 World Cup successful Japan, is present owed to discontinue to become an hose pilot.

George Turner, Dave Cherry and Ewan Ashman are the remaining hookers.

McInally, 33, who missed the 2015 World Cup done injury, scored 11 tries successful his 49 Scotland appearances.

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Bath back-row Bayliss, 25, prop Walker, 23, and scrum-half Dobie, 22, some from Glasgow Warriors, person conscionable 10 caps betwixt them.

Scrum-half Ben White is included aft missing Saturday's 30-27 warm-up nonaccomplishment to tourney hosts France with an ankle injury.

At 37, Edinburgh prop WP Nel is the oldest subordinate of the squad arsenic helium prepares for his 3rd World Cup.

Grant Gilchrist, chap fastener Richie Gray and fly-half Finn Russell are besides going to acquisition the lawsuit for a 3rd time.

With conscionable 1 planetary start, newly-arrived Edinburgh fly-half Ben Healy is the slightest experienced subordinate of the group.

Centre Huw Jones and back-row Matt Fagerson marque the chopped this clip arsenic established archetypal XV players aft missing retired 4 years ago.

Earlier this month, Gloucester fly-half Adam Hastings was released from the grooming squad, on with Glasgow Warriors centre Stafford McDowall, club-mate and full-back Kyle Rowe and Leicester Tigers fastener Cameron Henderson.

Star full-back Stuart Hogg, 31, had planned to discontinue aft the World Cup but brought that determination forward successful July, portion Exeter fastener Jonny Gray is inactive recovering from a dislocated kneecap.

Scotland play 1 much warm-up against Georgia astatine Murrayfield connected 26 August.

Townsend's broadside footwear disconnected their World Cup run against reigning champions South Africa successful Marseille connected 10 September and besides instrumentality connected Tonga, Romania and Ireland successful Pool B.

Cruel ending for McInally - analysis

BBC Scotland's main sports writer Tom English

We're successful scenic South Queensferry with stunning views of the large bridges and awaiting the accomplishment of the chosen men.

Saltires being pinned to walls of the big venue. Atmosphere building. The upwind extracurricular is lovely, which is simply a alteration to erstwhile the 2019 squad was announced astatine a dreich Linlithgow Palace.

The rainfall that time mightiness person been a portent of doom for what was to travel successful Japan. Maybe the brightness of contiguous is simply a bully omen. Maybe...

McInally is the large talking point. Genuinely thought helium had done capable to marque it. He'd looked almighty successful his appearances successful the warm-up games but Cherry's excellence disconnected the seat against France astatine Murrayfield and Ashman's younker has done for him.

That's McInally retired now. Cruel. He was the large talking constituent connected this time 4 years agone arsenic well, lone successful a precise antithetic way. He was named captain. Best of luck to him. This volition beryllium a pugnacious time for the large man. A tremendous Scotland player.

Scotland Rugby World Cup squad:

Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Jamie Bhatti, Dave Cherry, Luke Crosbie, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Richie Gray, WP Nel, Jamie Ritchie (capt), Pierre Schoeman, Javan Sebastian, Sam Skinner, Rory Sutherland, George Turner, Hamish Watson.

Backs: Darcy Graham, Blair Kinghorn, Chris Harris, Ben Healy, George Horne, Huw Jones, Ali Price, Cameron Redpath, Finn Russell, Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White.