Head coach Gregor Townsend's squad set to be announced
The Scots will face South Africa in their World Cup opener on 10 September
That's where I leave this live text, but we'll have more reaction to the squad announcement throughout the day on the BBC Sport website.
Andy Burke and Tom English will also be talking to Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend and a selection of players today for the BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast - keep an eye out here for the latest episode!
Image source, SNSYou lot were in optimistic mood when I asked you to hit those thumbs earlier, and Peter Wright believes that Scotland are well placed to reach the knock-out stages of the World Cup.
"Overall, the warm-up games have been good," he said on BBC Radio Scotland. "There's loads of positives to take from the two games against France - they were outstanding for spells in both games.
"In a very Scotland kind of way, we seem to have 10-minute spell where we seem to implode and concede lots of points, and that's the one worry for me. The attack is really good, defensively at times we're magnificent, but there is this spell in games where we seem to concede a number of tries.
"That's the bit they've got to eradicate, maintain their concentration levels and composure for the full 80 minutes, and you know what, we'll give ourselves a great chance to get out of the group stage."
Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer
Scotland squad announced. We’re in scenic South Queensferry with stunning views of the great bridges and awaiting the arrival of the chosen men.
Saltires being pinned to walls of the host venue. Atmosphere building. The weather outside is lovely, which is a change to when the 2019 squad was announced at a dreich Linlithgow Palace.
The rain that day might have been a portent of doom for what was to come in Japan. Maybe the brightness of today is a good omen. Maybe...
Stuart McInally is the big talking point. Genuinely thought he had done enough to make it. He’d looked powerful in his appearances in the warm-up games but Dave Cherry’s excellence off the bench against France at Murrayfield and Ewan Ashman’s youth has done for him.
That’s McInally retired now. Cruel. He was the big talking point on this day four years ago as well, only in a very different way. He was named captain. Best of luck to him. This will be a tough day for the big man. A tremendous Scotland player.
Image source, Tom EnglishThere were concerns as to whether first-choice scrum-half Ben White would be passed fit for the World Cup when he hobbled off against France at Murrayfield earlier this month, but the 25-year-old now looks set to play a full part, which is a major boost to Gregor Townsend.
He's also got George Horne to call upon when needed at nine, and the Glasgow man has been in superb form recently.
Image source, SNSWe've already seen key players from other nations ruled out of the upcoming World Cup through injury, but Scotland have so far, touch wood, avoided such headaches.
England's Jack van Poortvliet and France's Romain Ntamack will both watch the tournament from the touchline.
With just one warm-up game to go, against Tier Two side Georgia, you suspect that the likes of Finn Russell, Blair Kinghorn, and Duhan van der Merwe will be wrapped in cotton wool before Scotland's clash with South Africa on 10 September.
Former Scotland prop Peter Wright has been giving his immediate reaction to the squad on BBC Radio Scotland:
"We've been very fortunate that we haven't had many injuries, and the squad is largely as expected.
"Stuart McInally is the biggest surprise, with the experience that he's got. He's probably missed out for Ewan Ashman, and I don't think Ashman is quite there yet, although he will be there in the future.
"We don't know what's happened in training, but I think on form and experience, McInally will be really disappointed."
Remember, Zander Fagerson will be available for Scotland's opening match at the World Cup after receiving a reduced ban for charging into a ruck.
The Glasgow tighthead prop is named in Townsend's squad, despite being sent off for a high tackle on Pierre Bourgarit 50 minutes into Scotland's win over France at Murrayfield earlier this month.
The third match in a three-game ban is to be replaced by a "coaching intervention programme", which will allow him to play when Scotland meet reigning world champions South Africa in Marseille on 10 September.
Stuart McInally has made 49 appearances for his country, scoring 11 tries.
Some player.
Image source, SNSThat means that Stuart McInally, Murphy Walker, Josh Bayliss, and Jamie Dobie are the four players cut from Gregor Townsend's 37-man training squad.
McInally was Scotland captain four years ago, but there will be no triumphant last hurrah in France - he retires from rugby in November to become an airline pilot.
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 (c), 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.
So we think the four positions at risk are scrum-half, prop, hooker, and back row, but let's find out for real shall we?
The squad has just been announced.
Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer
Off the back of three warm-up games, Townsend now needs to make a few cuts.
It's not hard to identify those who make a habit of second-guessing the inner workings of Townsend's mind when it comes to selection - they're the ones in the clown shoes - but it's time to get the crystal ball out again. And the red nose to go with it.
On Wednesday morning, Townsend will announce his World Cup squad. From the current group of 37, four need to be culled - most likely a scrum-half, a prop, a hooker and a back row.
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Andy Burke
BBC Scotland rugby reporter
I think the biggest shock when Gregor Townsend names his World Cup squad later this morning would be if there are any shocks at all.
Four years ago Huw Jones missed out and Stuart McInally was revealed as captain. Don’t expect any such headline-grabbing stories today.
It speaks to the continuity Townsend has established with this squad. One of the lessons from the last World Cup was to get the squad numbers down more quickly, and so when the final 33 is announced there shouldn’t be any surprises.
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