Rugby: Leonard eyes U-20 successs

HARRY LEONARD aims to cap a memorable rugby week by leading Scotland under-20s to their first win over Irish counterparts since 2009 at Inverness tonight.

The 18-year-old Boroughmuir play-maker has been elevated to the captaincy just a few days after earning an elite development contract with Edinburgh.

Scotland under-20 assistant coach Simon Cross says: "He has an excellent mentor at Boroughmuir in Phil Smith which has helped."

Leonard switches from stand off to centre and will have several Capital colleagues alongside. Heriot's Glenn Bryce is at full back while props Robin Hislop and Colin Phillips fly the flag for Boroughmuir and Stewart's/Melville with Alex Spence (Heriot's) in the back row.

Scotland: G Bryce (Heriot's), M Doneghan (Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County), M Bennett (Glasgow Warriors/Ayr), H Leonard (Edinburgh/Boroughmuir, c), K Gossman (Glasgow Warriors/Glasgow Hawks), S Edwards (Stirling County), J Stevenson (Westcombe Park), R Hislop (Edinburgh/Boroughmuir), D Cherry (Team Northumbria), C Phillips (Edinburgh/Stewart's Melville), M Todd (Nottingham), R McAlpine (West of Scotland), A Spence (Heriot's), J Tyas (Bath), H Watson (Leicester Tigers). Subs: R Ferguson (Melrose), G Hunter (Glasgow Warriors/Glasgow Hawks), A Kirkland (Glasgow Hawks), M Eadie (Filton College), S Kennedy (Stirling County), C Jackson (Melrose), S Atkin (Edinburgh Accies).