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Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:32 pm
by niall
http://www.scottishrugby.org/content/view/1410/2/

Squad for the Autumn internationals has been announced:

Backs – Joe Ansbro (Northampton Saints), Mike Blair (Edinburgh), Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Alex Grove (Edinburgh), Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh), Rory Lamont (Toulon), Sean Lamont (Scarlets), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), Dan Parks (Cardiff Blues), Chris Paterson (Edinburgh), Hugo Southwell (Stade Francais), James Thompson (Edinburgh), Nikki Walker (Ospreys)
Forwards – John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors), Kelly Brown (Saracens), Geoff Cross (Edinburgh), Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors), Jim Hamilton (Gloucester), Nathan Hines (Leinster), Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Scott Lawson (Gloucester), Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors), Alan MacDonald (Edinburgh), Scott MacLeod (Edinburgh), Euan Murray (Northampton Saints), Ross Rennie (Edinburgh), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester) and Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors).
Not considered due to injury – Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors), Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Danielli (Ulster), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh), Phil Godman (Edinburgh) and Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors)

What are your surprise inclusions/exclusions?

I thought David blair and Duncan Weir might have been included to train with the squad as this constitutes the A squad too (or at least players can drop down to it).

What would your starting XV be for the New Zealand game on the 13th?

i think mine would be:

1. Dickinson
2. Ford
3. Murray
4. Hines
5. MacLeoad/Gray
6. Strockosh
7. Barclay
8. Brown
9. Lawson
10. Parks
11. S. Lamont
12. Morrison
13. Evans
14. Walker
15. R. Lamont

Re: Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:24 am
by barryts
I would play jackson at 10, get him in now for development for WC. We know what Parks can do. Even if they palyed him at 15 to get him involved with a bit less pressure.

Re: Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:47 pm
by absolute beginner
Id play Jackson as well, we need to look at the bigger picture, as barry says the WC has to be targeted.

My back row would be Barclay Brown and Vernon.
Hopefully we continue the good form shown in Argentina as well, we should pump the all blacks.

Re: Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:16 pm
by paulabali1
dont quit yr day job m8, i will do the jokes!!

Re: Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:25 pm
by niall
is putting him up against the best 7 in the world really a good idea for his international debut?! I was going to have him in my team, but with the first game being the all blacks, i'd bring him off the bench.

Re: Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:14 pm
by teenwolf
Jackson isnae playing in the back row though Niall - so i'd not be too worried about that.

Re: Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:24 pm
by niall
team announced:

http://www.scottishrugby.org/content/view/1450/2/

15 Hugo Southwell (Stade Francais), 54 caps, 8 tries, 40 points
14 Rory Lamont (Toulon) 23 caps, 6 tries, 30 points
13 Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors) 13 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
12 Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors) 25 caps, 3 tries, 15 points
11 Sean Lamont (Scarlets) 47 caps, 7 tries, 35 points

10 Dan Parks (Cardiff Blues) 53 caps, 4 tries, 10 conversions, 33 penalties, 11 drop-goals, 172 points
9 Mike Blair (Edinburgh) CAPTAIN 64 caps, 5 tries, 25 points
1 Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh) 47 caps
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh) 40 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
3 Euan Murray (Northampton Saints) 32 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
4 Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) 3 caps
5 Jim Hamilton (Gloucester) 29 caps, 1 try, 5 points
6 Kelly Brown (Saracens) 37 caps, 3 tries, 15 points
8 Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors) 3 caps
7 John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors) 20 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
Substitutes
16 Scott Lawson (Gloucester) 22 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
17 Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester) 18 caps
18 Nathan Hines (Leinster) 64 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
19 Ross Rennie (Edinburgh) 1 cap
20 Rory Lawson (Gloucester) 20 caps
21 Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors) uncapped
22 Nikki Walker (Ospreys) 15 caps, 4 tries, 20 points

Re: Scotland Autumn International squad

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:51 pm
by teenwolf
scotland are huge!!