Scotland Squad To Face England Announced

Scotland have announced their squad for the Under-18 international against England Community Lions at Whitehaven on Wednesday night. 


Scotland Rugby League Coach Alan Davidson, assisted by Mark Senter and John Duffy, has included players from all across Great Britain in his first squad, from prop Louie Sutherland of London Skolars and Southgate College to Cameron Brown of Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen.

There are seven Scotland-based players included, among them, three from the Easterhouse Panthers production line in Glasgow, from where new Scotland winger David Scott emerged. 18-year-old Scott, now of Hull KR, is one of five players in the pool who played academy rugby at Super League clubs in 2011: the others are Castleford Tigers' Curtis MacDonald, Leeds Rhinos' Sinclair Matthews, brother of Scotland winger Crawford, Wakefield Trinity's Corbyn Kilday and Wigan Warriors' full-back Shae Lyon-Fraser. Scotland won one and lost one in their earlier games against England Colleges and will be looking to beat the Auld Enemy to conclude the representative season on a high.

SCOTLAND U18s v ENGLAND COMMUNITY LIONS - Wednesday 9 November

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Scotland looking for second place

Scotland need a win by more than 2 points against Ireland


Scotland ‘A' only need to secure a win by 2 points against Ireland to finish joint second with England and Ireland in the Amateur Four Nations. Wales have already secured the trophy for the 8th time after a Grand Slam victory over England Lionhearts last weekend.

The Scots who play Ireland in the final match of the competition at Glasgow's Scotstoun Stadium will be looking to secure their first win in this years' competition by at least 3 points to snatch second place away from Ireland or England.

Head Coach Ash Carroll is confident that Scotland is in a position to defeat the Irish at home.
"It's been another tough task to select the side to play Ireland but this is testament to how strong our squad is this year. With the depth in the squad I've been able to tailor a side that I think will be able to turn Ireland over."

"This season has been pretty hard on the guys with two long away trips but they have played some great rugby in those matches and I think we just haven't had the rub of the green on occasion and have let the games slip with concentration lapses. That said...I am confident that that won't be the case tomorrow."

Scotland ‘A' who were the defending champions of the Cheltenham Regency Trophy defeated the Irish last year in Dublin by 10 - 6 in what was a closely fought physical game which is expected to be the case in tomorrow's clash which Carroll hopes will bring out the best in his players.

"There is a massive opportunity on offer in the match tomorrow to finish second overall in the competition as well as to impress the coaches of the full international squad who will be looking at the Scotland ‘A' squad to bring players up into the professional camp for this autumns internationals against Ireland and France."

In the Under 18 competition Scotland U18 take on England Colleges in the curtain raiser to the Scotland ‘A' match which will see the victor claim the "Auld Enemy trophy". The Under 18 match kicks off at 12:00pm

Scotland U18 vs. England Colleges and Scotland ‘A' vs. Ireland ‘A'

12:00pm and 2:00pm Kick offs

Saturday 13th August

Scotstoun Stadium

Glasgow.

Adults: £5 / Concessions: £2 / Under 12's: FREE

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