SCOTS ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR DUBAI OPENER


Scotland under 19 head coach Peter Wright has selected his team to play Australia in the first pool game of the IRB U19 World Championship in Dubai.

The team have been in the heat for over a week and are responding well to acclimatisation in temperatures of up to 32°C.

Australia are seeded third for the tournament, seven places above the Scots, but head coach Wright is optimistic having completed a week of preparation: “Coming out early has definitely benefited the boys who have been working really hard this week to get used to playing in the heat.

“We are all just biting at the bit now; the game can’t come sooner for us.”

Following the game against Australia, Scotland will play Wales on Sunday 9 April (kick-off 8pm local time, 5pm BST) and Japan on Thursday 13 April (kick-off 6pm local time, 3pm BST).

Follow the team on www.scottishrugby.org where you will find information about the team and details of their progress.

Scotland U19 team to play Australia in the IRB U19 World Championship in Sharjah, Dubai (kick-off 8pm local time, 5pm BST)

15 Ross Curle (Hillhead/Jordanhill)

14 David McCall (Edinburgh Gunners, Stewart’s Melville FP and East of Scotland Institute of Sport)
13 Jack Cuthbert (Bath)
12 Andrew Easson (Edinburgh Gunners, Stewart’s Melville FP and East of Scotland Institute of Sport)
11 Richard Mill (Stirling County and Central Scotland Institute of Sport)

10 Cameron Ferguson (Dundee HSFP) CAPTAIN
9 Murray Bringhurst (Watsonians and East of Scotland Institute of Sport)

1 Alan Dymock (Dundee HSFP and Tayside & Fife Institute of Sport)
2 Frazer Wilford (Sheffield Hallam University and Rotherham Titans)
3 Ross McCallum (Ardrossan Academicals and West of Scotland Institute of Sport)
4 Ross MacDonald (Glasgow Hawks)
5 Steve Turnbull (Stirling County and Central Scotland Institute of Sport)
6 Richie Vernon (Stewart’s Melville FP and Tayside & Fife Institute of Sport)
8 Dave Lambert (Loughborough University)
7 Roddy Grant (Gala)

Substitutes from:
Nick Hart (Watsonians)
Daniel Levison (Dundee HSFP)
Willie Lipp (Ellon)
Patrick MacArthur (West of Scotland)
Graeme MacGilchrist (Watsonians)
Gordon Reid (Ayr and West of Scotland Institute of Sport)
Callum Anderson (Peebles and East of Scotland Institute of Sport)
Colin Goudie (Stewart’s Melville FP)
Alex Grove (Rugby School)
Graham Hogg (Hawick and East of Scotland Institute of Sport)
Jamie Hunter (Hillhead/Jordanhill and West of Scotland Institute of Sport)

This article was originally posted on 3-Apr-2006, 09:59 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 3-Apr-2006, 10:00.