Scots Abroad VIII (or let's spot the new messiah)

[switchskier]

So Adam Hasting's is starting at ten tonight (outside Matawalu) against a Worcester side starting Tom Heathcote at 10. I might actually try and watch now.

Jackson is also starting at ten for Wasps.

List brought over below. Who's missing?

Rabid Erect Pro 12

Connacht

Ally Muldowney (actually playing really well but is he actually scots qualified?)
John Cooney

Scarlets

John Barclay

Aviva Premiership

Bath

Adam Hastings
David Denton

Exeter Chiefs

Moray Low
Byron McGuigan

London Irish

Scott Steele
Sean Maitland
Blair Cowan

Newcastle Falcons

WCP
Ally Hogg, back row
Alex Tait, full back
Scott Lawson
John Welsh

Northampton Saints

A Hutchinson

Sale Sharks

Chris Cusiter

Saracens

Jim Hamilton
Kelly Brown,
Duncan Taylor

Wasps

Rhurdigh Jackson

Worcester

Alex Grove
Tom Heathcote

Gloucester

Grieg Laidlaw
Steve McColl
Matt Scott

Championship

Bristol

Kyle Traynor, prop
Mitch Eadie, back row
Ian Grieve, back row
Bryan Rennie, centre

Cornish Pirates

Jamie-John Kilmartin, full back/wing (Dual registration with Bath)

Leeds Carnegie

Ben Cooper, stand off
Harry Leonard

London Scottish

Lee Millar
Oli Grove
Robbie Ferguesson
Matt Heeks
George Horne
Neale Patrick
Josh Brown
Jack Cosgrove
Alec Coombes
Craig Jackson

Rotherham
Adam Sinclair
Robin Hislop

Top 14

Castsre

Richie Gray
Johnnie Beattie, 8

Perpignan

Alasdair Strokosch, blindside?

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Someone will have to clarify Muldowney for us. He has completed he eligibility period but is not living in Scotland right now. Can he still be capped?

He was included in Scotland A some years ago but pulled out due to injury.

London irish also have Cowan and Maitland.

Newcastle have Scott Lawson

London Scottish additions:

Josh Brown
Jack Cosgrove
Alec Coombes
Craig Jackson


Josh Brown also had a brother who played for LS at some point, he was a 6/lock as well. Don't recall his name or what he's doing though. I could be making this up.

[Chunks Baws]

How did Hastings do for Bath?

[Argus]

Muldowney was already Scottish qualified when he came to Glasgow, I assume through a grandparent or something so he would still be eligible.

[Big D]

Hastings played a lot/all of the game at the weekend. Looking at the stats he had plenty of defending to do!

[Pieman]

Is Jon Welsh not at Newcastle now as well?

[OptimisticJock]

Is sinclair not in the championship now?

[Croft_No.5]

So Jackson, perennial N0.2 as Cips moves to Wasps next season. How long is his deal?

[Eugene Wrayburn]

Someone will have to clarify Muldowney for us. He has completed he eligibility period but is not living in Scotland right now. Can he still be capped?

He was included in Scotland A some years ago but pulled out due to injury.

London irish also have Cowan and Maitland.

Newcastle have Scott Lawson

London Scottish additions:

Josh Brown
Jack Cosgrove
Alec Coombes
Craig Jackson


Josh Brown also had a brother who played for LS at some point, he was a 6/lock as well. Don't recall his name or what he's doing though. I could be making this up.

Muldowney was already Scottish qualified when he came to Glasgow, I assume through a grandparent or something so he would still be eligible.

If it's only residence then he's probably not qualified, unless he was with them for a touring squad like the Churchill Cup.

[Big D]

Someone will have to clarify Muldowney for us. He has completed he eligibility period but is not living in Scotland right now. Can he still be capped?

I believe his Grandad is Perth born.
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_u ... 662569.stm

[Croft_No.5]

McVisser starts for Quins tonight v Tigers

[Hollognois]

That's been wrong ...

[Chunks Baws]

Is sinclair not in the championship now?

Yeah, he signed for Rotherham Titans in Jan. Think I mentioned it on the old board.

http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport ... own_south/

[Hollognois]

John Beattie starts at 8 for Castres (not Montpellier) against Clermont today, Richie Gray on the bench.

[Pieman]

Some of our important internationals have played for their clubs this weekend. Jackson started at 10, Taylor stared at centre, R Gray came on for 20 mins. I'd much rather they were all having a nice rest to be honest!

[Mikey Brown]

I don't see the problem with any of those. Jackson needed a chance to stake a claim ahead of Weir. Taylor back to a winning side. Gray hasn't exactly looked super sharp though I guess we really couldn't do with him getting injured.

[Argus]

John Cooney, Connacht scrum half born in Scotland but represented Emerging Ireland. Still time to poach him back mind.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

John Cooney, Connacht scrum half born in Scotland but represented Emerging Ireland. Still time to poach him back mind.

Source? Says he was born in Malawi.

EDIT: Scratch that. Whoever edited the wiki must have accidentally picked Blantyre in Malawi as opposed to Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

[Argus]

Also, http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/130 ... er_scout_/

[switchskier]

Watched LI-Exeter this afternoon and I still quite like Steele as a scrum-half. He's physical enough for international rugby and he gets the ball out no-nonsense. Doesn't have much of a sniping game though which I think we need to check the defence and give Russell that extra half-second.

Pretty dissapointed that we lost to that LI side though. Their discipline is horrible and they hardly win any ball.

Low was ok for Exeter. Hardly noticed him tbh.

[Croft_No.5]

Alex Tait on the scoresheet for Newcastle who beat Northampton

[Mikey Brown]

Watched LI-Exeter this afternoon and I still quite like Steele as a scrum-half. He's physical enough for international rugby and he gets the ball out no-nonsense. Doesn't have much of a sniping game though which I think we need to check the defence and give Russell that extra half-second.

Pretty dissapointed that we lost to that LI side though. Their discipline is horrible and they hardly win any ball.

Low was ok for Exeter. Hardly noticed him tbh.

Sniping runs that keep the defence on their heels are great, but that half a second compared to the 4 seconds that the ball currently lingers in the air coming from 9???

[OptimisticJock]

Hastings on BT Sport 1 v Exeter

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Just a reminder that Ollie Atkins who is packing down for Exeter is also SQ. Previously of Edinburgh and capped for the A team, I believe.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Maitland starts for LI. Interesting.. I thought his leg injury had recurred. The prem teams flog all their players anyway.

Edit: so does Cowan who was also supposed to be in need of some recovery from the head injury.

Steele starts at 9.