Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named a 33-man squad for Scotland’s Summer Tour of Canada, USA and Argentina. The three-match series will begin on 9 June in Edmonton. While a number of frontline players are rested, 2017 British & Irish Lion Stuart Hogg is named in the travelling party, along with 2013 tourist Richie Gray. John Barclay, Greig Laidlaw, Finn Russell and Jonny Gray will remain at home as part of Scotland’s player management plan while Huw Jones, Hamish Watson and WP Nel miss out through injury. Hooker Stuart McInally will captain the squad in the absence of Barclay. After a dramatic Championship which saw Scotland achieve a famous Calcutta Cup success, Townsend, is focussed on both team-building and performance. “There are twin goals for this tour - the first is to build on the work we’ve done so far this season and finish with improved performances. We also have the Rugby World Cup in our thoughts, as this will be our last tour before we leave for Japan next year. “Touring and staying together for four weeks and experiencing different environments will be very informative - seeing how players get on with each other, how much they improve and how they rise to each challenge we face on tour.” 33-MAN SCOTLAND SQUAD FOR 2018 SUMMER TOUR FORWARDS (18) Simon Berghan (Edinburgh Rugby) – 8 caps Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh Rugby) – 2 caps Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) – 31 caps Lewis Carmichael (Edinburgh Rugby) – uncapped Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby) – 10 caps David Denton (Worcester Warriors) – 39 caps Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) – uncapped Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) – 16 caps Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) – 22 caps Richie Gray (Toulouse) – 65 caps Luke Hamilton (Leicester Tigers) – 1 cap Murray McCallum (Edinburgh Rugby) – 1 cap Stuart McInally CAPTAIN (Edinburgh Rugby) – 17 caps Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) – uncapped Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) – 36 caps George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) – 2 caps Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby) – 9 caps BACKS (15) Nick Grigg (Glasgow Warriors) – 4 caps Chris Harris (Newcastle Falcons) – 2 caps Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors) – uncapped Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby) – 9 caps Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) – 28 caps Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 60 caps George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – uncapped Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 33 caps Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors) – 32 caps Lee Jones (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) – 2 caps James Lang (Harlequins) – uncapped Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks) – 3 caps Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) – 16 caps Duncan Taylor (Saracens) – 21 caps SCOTLAND FIXTURES 2018 (all times are in GMT) 2018 Summer Tour Saturday 9 June: Canada v Scotland; Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton (kick-off 1.10am) Saturday 16 June: USA v Scotland; BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston (kick-off 12.00am) Weekend of 22 June: Argentina v Scotland; Estadio Centenario (kick-off 19.40pm) 2018 Autumn Tests Saturday 3 November: Wales v Scotland, Principality Stadium (kick-off 2.45pm) Saturday 10 November: Scotland v Fiji, BT Murrayfield (kick-off 2.30pm) Saturday 17 November: Scotland v South Africa, BT Murrayfield (kick-off 5.20pm) Saturday 24 November: Scotland v Argentina, BT Murrayfield (kick-off 2.30pm)