FOUR Ayrshire Storm players have been included in the Scotland "A" rugby league squad for the 2013 Amateur Four Nations Championship.

Raymond Festorazzi, a veteran of the Grand Slam-winning 2010 squad, is selected for the fourth successive season, while Ross Bryan also returns after impressing last year. There are also call-ups for new club captain Gene Munro and new recruit David Simm, another veteran of the Grand Slam side who has also had a spell in professional rugby league with Celtic Crusaders in Wales. Munro and Simm take the number of Storm players called up to the squad since the club's inception to seven, following in the footsteps of John Malakoty, Gordon Powrie and Tony Wright.

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