- Scotland national rugby union team (sevens)
Rugby team
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union = Scottish Rugby Union
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captain =Scott Forrest
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coach = flagicon|ScotlandRob Moffat
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World cup apps = 4
year = 1993
best = The Scottish national rugby union sevens team compete in theIRB Sevens World Series ,Rugby World Cup Sevens and theCommonwealth 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 theInternational Rugby Board announced that a leg of the Sevens World Series would be held at Murrayfield inEdinburgh , 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. [cite web| url=http://planet-rugby.com/News/story_54520.shtml | title=Scotland to host IRB Sevens leg | publisher="PlanetRugby.com" | date=2006-10-17 | accessdate=2006-10-31]Current squad
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Mike Adamson Stand-off (Glasgow Warriors &Glasgow Hawks )
*Ben Addison Full-back (Glasgow Warriors & Stirling County)
*Callum Anderson Wing
*Murray Bringhurst Scrum-half
*Sean Crombie Hooker (Borders & Aberdeen GSFP)
*Andy Dymock Scrum-half
*Andrew Easson Centre
*Thom Evans Wing (Glasgow Warriors )
*Cameron Ferguson Stand-off
*Scott Forrest No 8 captain (Borders & Hawick)
*Calum Forrester No 8
*Roddy Grant Flanker
*Jamie Hunter Scrum-half
*Ruaridh Jackson Stand-off
*Lee Kibble Wing (Borders & Gala)
*Chris Kinloch Centre (Fettes College & Edinburgh Academicals)
*Paul Loudon Centre
*Dave McCall Wing
*Steven McColl Centre
*Richard Mill Centre
*Scott Newlands Flanker (Borders & Kelso)
*Mark Robertson Wing (Borders & Melrose)
*Colin Shaw Wing (Glasgow Warriors )
*Richie Vernon Lock
*Colin White No 8 (Glasgow Warriors & Cartha Queens Park).Rob Moffat , Head Coachee also
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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
External links
* [http://www.scottishrugby.org/international/scotland-7/ Official Site]
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