SQUAD NAMED FOR CLUB INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Friday, 15 January 2010

Watsonians' Stuart McInally will face familiar Premier One opponents on Saturday

Scotland club international head coach, Ally Donaldson, today named the 25-man squad for the forthcoming international matches against France and Ireland.

Ayr and Melrose, currently second and third in Scottish Hydro Premier One, provide almost half of the squad with Melrose lock John Dalziel retaining the captaincy.

The recent wintry weather has caused a number of match cancellations across the country’s leagues and, with little match action for the players since before the New Year, a preparation match has been arranged with the Scotland Under-20 side at Hallhill, Dunbar tomorrow (Saturday, kick-off 12 noon) as they, too, prepare for international action this spring.

While this weekend’s Scottish Hydro fixtures take priority, six of the top flight clubs are without matches this weekend (Saturday 16 January) making the bulk of the Club International squad available for selection.

Club International Head Coach Ally Donaldson said: “The opportunity to play the Scotland under-20 side is fantastic for us because we play France three weeks today and, because of the weather, we’ve only managed one training session.

“Timing is very tight and although we don’t have the full squad we do have the bulk of it. The top three side in Premier One – Ayr, Melrose and Currie – contribute a lot and all their games are off so it’s an invaluable opportunity for us to get most of the squad together and get a game under their belt.”

SCOTLAND CLUB INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN SQUAD (match day 22 to be selected from)
Forwards
Alan Dymock (Heriot’s), Alan Brown (Dundee), Gordon Reid (Ayr), Alastair Hamilton (Currie), Scott Burnett (Heriot’s), Gregor Wood (Watsonians), Rory McKay (Glasgow Hawks), Damien Kelly (Ayr), Scott Sutherland (Ayr), Andy Dunlop (Ayr), John Dalziel CAPTAIN (Melrose), Paul Burke (Ayr), Mark Cairns (Currie), Ross Weston (Currie)

Backs
Richard Snedden (Currie), Jamie Hunter (Ayr), Scott Wight (Melrose), Jamie Murray (Melrose), Lee Jones (Selkirk), James King (Melrose), Malcolm Clapperton (Boroughmuir), Callum Anderson (Melrose), Fraser Thomson (Melrose), Harry Duthie (Dundee), Fraser Harkness (Selkirk)

This article was posted on 16-Jan-2010, 10:55 by Hugh Barrow.