Scotland have confirmed their participation in the Sevens rugby event at the Commonwealth Games in October and have named a 12-man squad.
Glasgow's Chris Fusaro, Hefin O'Hare and Colin Shaw are included in the squad.
Seven of the players featured in the Edinburgh leg of the 2010 IRB Sevens World Series while six of the squad for the Games in Delhi have been capped at 'A' level.
Head coach Stephen Gemmell said: "We are delighted that our participation in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi has been confirmed today.
"The Commonwealth Games is a major event on the world sporting calendar and Scottish Rugby and Scotland 7s are hugely honoured to be part of it.
"Our preparations will now start in earnest with a view to contributing to a successful Team Scotland in October."
The Sevens event takes place on October 11 and 12 at Delhi University's North Campus.
Full squad: Mike Adamson (Glasgow Hawks), Alex Blair (Edinburgh), David Callam, Scott Forrest (Ayr), Chris Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors), John Houston (Edinburgh, Lee Jones (Edinburgh), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Scott Newlands (Edinburgh), Hefin O'Hare (Glasgow Warriors), Colin Shaw (Glasgow Warriors), Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh)
This article was posted on 11-Aug-2010, 15:11 by Hugh Barrow.
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