Scotland call up Ali Price ahead of Australia match as scrum-half returns to club

Experienced scrum-half Ali Price has been called into the Scotland squad ahead of this weekend’s Nations Championship game against Australia, replacing Gus Warr who has returned to Sale Sharks.

Price, 33, has not played for the national team since starting against Fiji in November 2024 but has been in good form for Montpellier who are in third place in the French Top 14.

Capped 71 times, he was drafted into Scotland’s Six Nations squad for the England match in 2025 but did not play.

Ali Price of Montpellier kicks the ball under pressure from Will Jeanes of Bath during the Investec Champions Cup match at the Rec on October 17, 2026. | Getty Images

Price joins three other scrum-halves in the reckoning for the Australia match at Murrayfield on Sunday as Scotland look to bounce back from last week’s 43-21 home loss to New Zealand.

Ali Price is flourishing in French rugby

Ben White started at nine against the All Blacks and was replaced in the second half by George Horne. Jamie Dobie, the other scrum-half in the squad, started on the wing.

Warr, 27, was not part of Gregor Townsend’s original Nations Championship selection for the autumn games but was called up last week to train with the group. The twice-capped scrum-half has now returned to his club.

Price, meanwhile, continues to enjoy the fruits of his fine form in France. He moved to Montpellier in the summer of 2025 and had a highly successful first season at the Hérault club, helping them win the European Challenge Cup and reach the Top 14 final where they lost to Toulouse. He has played seven games for them this season, starting three and coming off the bench in four.

Scotland are expected to name their team to play Australia on Friday.