Head coach Stephen Gemmell has announced Scotland's Sevens squad to compete at the next leg of the IRB Sevens World Series in Adelaide on 19-21 March.
Captain Scott Forrest is unavailable due to an ankle injury but Gemmell is buoyed by the return from injury of Heriot's stand-off Rory Hutton.
"Rory's been out of action since he performed so well for Edinburgh therefore it's great to welcome him back. He brings a great attacking threat to our game," Gemmell said.
Four players will get their first taste of international Sevens in Adelaide - Lewis Calder (London Scottish), Ross Curle (Ayr), Michael Fedo (Watsonians) and Pat MacArthur (Glasgow Warriors).
"There's a massive opportunity for these players to step up to the international stage once again having represented their country at age grade level," Gemmell said of the debutants.
"Lewis has captained Scotland Under 20s whilst Michael Fedo played at Under 19 level last year. Ross Curle is another Under 19 internationalist and gained professional experience with Viadana in Italy.
"Then we have Pat MacArthur who is yet another player who has performed consistently well for his domestic club whilst also bringing his professional experience with Glasgow Warriors to the table."
Although the new faces have yet to play on the international Sevens stage, they do come with experience of the abbreviated game and Gemmell has taken note as part of his selection process.
The Scotland squad is currently in camp in Glasgow in a bid to not only take a fresh approach to preparations but also boost the profile of the sport in the city. Various community activities are being undertaken in partnership with Culture & Sport Glasgow as part of the Glasgow 2014 (Commonwealth Games) Legacy Fund.
Gemmell has coached a Glasgow Under 16 Sevens session at Hughenden and the squad attended a primary school rugby festival and helped with coaching sessions at St Mark's Primary and St Timothy's Primary.
In the absence of Forrest, the team captain will be selected only when the squad arrives in Adelaide and the squad will be reviewed following the Adelaide tournament ahead of the blue ribband event in Hong Kong.
In Adelaide the Scots face pool matches against Series leaders New Zealand, Argentina and Tonga.
Scotland Sevens squad to compete in Adelaide (19-21 March): Lewis Calder (London Scottish), Struan Dewar (Heriot's)**, Michael Fedo (Watsonians), Pat MacArthur (Glasgow Warriors), Colin Shaw*, Mike Adamson*, Ross Curle (Ayr), Rory Hutton (Heriot's)**, Peter Jericevich (Glasgow Hawks)**, Lee Jones (Selkirk)**, Chris Kinloch (Glasgow Warriors), Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh)
* = Scotland 7s contracted player
** = Member of Scottish Rugby's National Academy
