This match is the first of four that the young Scots will encounter in Nairobi. The team will also be up against USA U20 and Uruguay U20 over the next two weeks, before the finals which take place on Sunday 30 July.
Out of the 23-man squad, 18 made appearances for their clubs during the 2023 FOSROC Super Series Sprint earlier this year. In addition, six of these players made appearances for either the Glasgow Warriors 'A' or Edinburgh Rugby 'A' teams during the first three rounds of the competition.
Scotland U20 team to face Zimbabwe U20 at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday 15 July (ko 8am BST, 10.00am local time)
15 Dan King (Heriot's Rugby)
14 Finn Douglas (Southern Knights/Edinburgh Rugby)
13 Ben Salmon (Stirling Wolves/Glasgow Warriors)
12 Kerr Yule (Ayrshire Bulls/Glasgow Warriors)
11 Geordie Gwynn (Ealing Trailfinders)
10 Andrew McLean (Boroughmuir Bears)
9 Ben Afshar (Ayrshire Bulls) CO-CAPTAIN
1 Craig Davidson (Watsonians)
2 Jerry Blyth-Lafferty (Boroughmuir Bears/Edinburgh Rugby)
3 Callum Norrie (Stirling Wolves/Glasgow Warriors)
4 Eddie Erskine (Bath Rugby/Bath University)
5 Jake Parkinson (Ealing Trailfinders)
6 Liam McConnell (Boroughmuir Bears/Edinburgh Rugby) CO-CAPTAIN
7 Jonny Smith (Harlequins)
8 Sam Derrick (Southern Knights)
Substitutes
16 Corey Tait (Boroughmuir Bears)
17 Max Surry (Cardiff Met University)
18 Oliver Minnis (Hartpury University)
19 Ruaraidh Hart (Stirling Wolves/Glasgow Warriors)
20 Jonny Morris (Watsonians/Glasgow Warriors)
21 Finlay Burgess (Stirling Wolves/Edinburgh Rugby)
22 Findlay Thomson (Watsonians)
23 Matt Reid (Watsonians)