Hibs duo Ryan Porteous and Fraser Murray have been called up to the Scotland U19 squad for two friendly internationals.
The squad, led by Donald Park and assistant Darren Jackson will will face Denmark on 27 February and Austria on 1 March.
The Elite Round takes place between 21-27 March, with Scotland drawn against Germany, Netherlands and Norway.
Centre-half Porteous, 18, has featured on eight occasions for Neil Lennon’s side this season, making his first league start with an impressive performance n Hibs victory over Rangers at Ibrox..
Midfielder Murray, also 18, made his debut in last season’s Challenge Cup, scoring against Turriff United, and has made six appearances this campaign, scoring twice in the League Cup group stages.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
