Scotland World Cup look ahead and squad

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A. WORLD CUP WARM-UP MATCHES:

                                
15 August 2015:Ireland v Scotland, Dublin.

                              
22 August 2015:  Italy v Scotland, Turin.

                                 
29 August 2015:  Scotland v Italy, Edinburgh

                                      
05 September 2015: France v Scotland, Paris

B. WORLD CUP POOL MATCHES

                                         
23 September 2015:  Scotland V Japan, Kingsholm - Gloucester.

                                        
27 September 2015:  Scotland v USA, Elland Road - Leeds.

                                        
03 October 2015:  Scotland v South Africa, St James Park - Newcastle.

                                     
10 October 2015:  Scotland v Samoa, St James Park - Newcastle.

C. EXTENDED SCOTLAND SQUAD

- FORWARDS (25) -

Prop (7):
Mike Cusack (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby) – uncapped
Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 44 caps; 4 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors) – 22 caps
Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped
Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons) – 4 caps

Hooker (3):
Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) – 85 caps; 8 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped

Second-row (6):
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) – 8 caps
Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps
Richie Gray (Castres) – 44 caps
Jim Hamilton (Saracens) – 61 caps; 6 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Robert Harley (Glasgow Warriors) – 15 caps
Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) – 12 caps

Back-row (9):
Adam Ashe (Glasgow Warriors) – 5 caps
John Barclay (Scarlets) – 43 caps; 4 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Hugh Blake (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Blair Cowan (London Irish) – 11 caps
David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby) – 25 caps
Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan) – 44 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)
Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors) – 9 caps
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 1 cap

- BACKS (21) -

Scrum-half (4):
Chris Cusiter (Sale Sharks) – 70 caps; 6 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby) – 5 caps
Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester) – 39 caps
Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps

Stand-off (3):
Ruaridh Jackson (Wasps) – 25 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)
Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) – 9 caps
Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors) – 18 caps

Centre (6):
Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors) – 7 caps
Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) – 14 caps
Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 7 caps
Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby) – 25 caps
Duncan Taylor (Saracens) – 12 caps
Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors) – 20 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)

Back-three (8):
Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 32 caps
Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped
Rory Hughes (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors) – 93 caps; 8 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Sean Maitland (London Irish) – 15 caps
Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) – 17 caps
Greig Tonks (Edinburgh Rugby) – 4 caps
Tim Visser (Harlequins) – 18 caps

Would a move to Glasgow actually rule him out as a Wallabie? Giteau and Mitchell have been brought back in - following the ARU reversing their decision to allow players based outside Oz to represent them. I would imagine the only thing this changes is whether the SRU are willing to fund a move for a player who could never play for Scotland. My guess is they would and a spike in season tickets sales wouldn't do any harm.

nickj wrote:Would a move to Glasgow actually rule him out as a Wallabie? Giteau and Mitchell have been brought back in - following the ARU reversing their decision to allow players based outside Oz to represent them. I would imagine the only thing this changes is whether the SRU are willing to fund a move for a player who could never play for Scotland. My guess is they would and a spike in season tickets sales wouldn't do any harm.

The ARU rules are you have to have 60 caps and played 7 years of SR or something like that.

Ah. Well that's a wee bit different

I don't think being NSQ is a problem for this guy - he'll bring in the crowds and could be a standout player in the Pro 12. It's not as if Glasgow are short of top quality Scottish players either.

I'd just be amazed if he still wants to come to Glasgow given the Wallabies are interested!

I think its safe to assume the move will be called off if he does get a cap - I just hope Glasgow have a plan B.
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/wallabies-debutant-naiyaravoro-buzzing-at-selection-20150702-gi3qbx.html

Well, it looks as if there's more to it than just the money. It would appear that if he leaves Aus for three years then he may jeapordise his residency eligibility, so after a few years in Glasgow it would seem that he might have to return to Fiji rather than God's Own Country.

Naiyaravoro had been rumoured to have signed a three year deal in Scotland with Pro12 team Glasgow Warriors. All that could change, said Naiyaravoro, if he did indeed make his debut for the Wallabies during their upcoming tour.

"I will have to now that I've been selected for the train on squad, I'm trying to get my residency here as well and this decision isn't just for me but also for my family as well."

I think Toonie has to seriously consider Plan B: George's Uncle Dougie on the wing. (Right Wing of course)

jimbopip wrote:Well, it looks as if there's more to it than just the money. It would appear that if he leaves Aus for three years then he may jeapordise his residency eligibility, so after a few years in Glasgow it would seem that he might have to return to Fiji rather than God's Own Country.

Naiyaravoro had been rumoured to have signed a three year deal in Scotland with Pro12 team Glasgow Warriors. All that could change, said Naiyaravoro, if he did indeed make his debut for the Wallabies during their upcoming tour.

"I will have to now that I've been selected for the train on squad, I'm trying to get my residency here as well and this decision isn't just for me but also for my family as well."

I think Toonie has to seriously consider Plan B: George's Uncle Dougie on the wing. (Right Wing of course)

He's so far to the right that he'd spend the entire game in the car park.

This does seem like a bizarre situation and I cannot believe that it wasn't one contemplated in detail by Glasgow. How can you announce a new signing knowing that it is within the control of someone else (the Wallaby team selectors) whether that person will actually be coming? Smacks of announcing Vern Cotter prematurely and only then admitting they had no contractual right to ask him to come until a year later.

If he doesn't come, I will be peed and season ticket holders will have a right to be too.

Well this thread is getting full (partly because Jimbo put the Big T story on the wrong thread) - were you planning on chucking together a WC warm up one GC?

I shall just go and sit on the naughty step RDW.

RDW_Scotland wrote:Well this thread is getting full (partly because Jimbo put the Big T story on the wrong thread) - were you planning on chucking together a WC warm up one GC?

Aye give me a moment or two.

Boom:
https://www.606v2.com/t59650-scotland-rwc-warm-up-matches