Jon is a former rugby union international and is joined in the squad by another familiar face, former Borders' back Gareth Morton.
Scotland will play Ireland at Old Anniesland on Sunday 23 October with a 2.30pm kick-off.
Scotland: Danny Brough (Hull), Andy Brown (Fife Lions), Steve Deviney (Easterhouse Panthers), Richard Fletcher (Castleford), Dougie Flockhart (Scotland Students), A Henderson (Castleford), Ian Henderson (Bradford), Wade Liddell (Gateshead), Duncan MacGillivray (Wakefield), David McConnell (Rochdale), Wayne McDonald (Huddersfield), Andy McPhail (Clyde Bulls), Iain Morrison (Huddersfield), Gareth Morton (Hull KR), Mick Nanyn (Whitehaven), David Simm (Edinburgh Eagles), Jon Steel (Hull KR), Nick Surtees (St Albans Centurions), Mike Wainwright (Warrington), Oliver Wilkes (Leigh)