Scotland national rugby sevens team
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | ||
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| Coach(es) | Stephen Gemmell | ||
| Captain(s) | Scott Forrest | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1993) | ||
The Scottish national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.
During 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the Sevens World Series due to the financial problems faced by the Scottish Rugby Union. However, they gained a reprieve when the International Rugby Board announced that a leg of the Sevens World Series would be held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, starting in 2007. The SRU then announced that the Scotland sevens team would compete in all eight legs of the Sevens World Series, and draw players from the country's national academy.[1]
Current squad
A 12-man squad for the London and Edinburgh Sevens:
| Club | |
| Scott Forrest (c) | Ayr |
| Mike Adamson | Glasgow |
| Alex Blair | Edinburgh |
| Chris Fusaro | Heriot's |
| Roddy Grant | Edinburgh |
| Allister Hogg | Edinburgh |
| John Houston | Edinburgh |
| Lee Jones | Selkirk |
| Greig Laidlaw | Edinburgh |
| Mark Robertson | Edinburgh |
| Colin Shaw | Glasgow |
| Andrew Turnbull | Edinburgh |
| Ben Cairns * | Edinburgh |
- * Ben Cairns replaces Scott Forest for the Edinburgh sevens, with Greg Laidlaw taking over the captaincy.
See also
- Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- IRB Sevens World Series
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- Commonwealth Games
- Edinburgh Sevens
- Scotland national rugby union team
- Scottish Rugby Union
- Flower of Scotland - the de facto Scottish national anthem, sung before all Scottish international matches.
- Scottish rugby commentators and journalists
Notes and references
- ^ "Scotland to host IRB Sevens leg". PlanetRugby.com. 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
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