The Bravehearts are set to face the Reggae Warriors for the first time, with Graham announcing an initial extended squad before making his final selections. The squad is the first Braveheart’s squad for two years, and contains a blend of experienced international players and first time squad members, who will all be hoping to break into the team and earn their first Scotland caps.

The squad will be meeting for their training camp in Dewsbury, and Head Coach Graham, himself a Braveheart, is raring to get started:

I’m really looking forward to kicking off our sessions in a couple of weeks time. It’s been a long time in the waiting. We have announced an extended squad that is a mix of experienced campaigners and some new guys.

We’ll look at how everyone performs and finalise a 20 man squad for a 4 day camp before the game. I’m looking for the young guys to be really competitive in training and push themselves with a view to being in the twenty.

Jamaica are in the same place as we are in terms of fixtures being few and far between recently and I’m sure they will be wanting to get a result out of their games this autumn. It’s going to be a good test for our guys and I know they will be looking forward to the challenge.

Extended Squad:

Connor Terrill – Barrow Raiders

Shane Toal – Barrow Raiders

Charlie Emslie – Barrow Raiders

Kieran Buchanan – Batley Bulldogs

David Scott – Coventry Bears

Davey Dixon – Dewsbury Rams

Will Oakes – Dewsbury Rams

Lewis Clarke – Edinburgh Eagles

Matt Hogg – Edinburgh Eagles

Niall Hall – Edinburgh Eagles

Dale Ferguson – Featherstone Rovers

Ben Kavanagh – Halifax RLFC

Kane Linnett – Hull KR

Lachlan Coote – Hull KR

Joe McLean – Hunslet RLFC

Kieran Moran – Keighley Cougars

Ben Hellewell – Leigh Centurions

Matty Russell – Leigh Centurions

Rob Oakley – London Broncos

Ryan Brierley – Salford Red Devils

Danny Addy – Salford Red Devils

Sam Luckley – Salford Red Devils

James Bell – St Helens

Murray Mitchell – Strathmore Silverbacks

Sam Brooks – Swinton Lions

Liam Hood – Wakefield Trinity

Alex Walker – Wakefield Trinity

Sam Herron – West Wales Raiders

Callum Phillips – Whitehaven RLFC

Lachlan Walmsley – Whitehaven RLFC

Guy Graham – Whitehaven RLFC

Oscar Thomas – Whitehaven RLFC

Jack Teanby – York City Knights