Scotland Rugby News The British Olympic Association has today named the wider GB Sevens training squad ahead of the Rio Olympics and have including 5 Scottish players.
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Bennett had a fantastic Commonwealth Games
GB Sevens have today selected 25 players from England, Wales and of course Scotland to train ahead of the Rio Olympics in August. Five Scottish players have received the call up including sevens specialists Jamie Farndale, Gavin Lowe, Scott Riddell and Mark Robertson – as well as Glasgow Warriors and XV’s specialist Mark Bennett (see full squad below)
Stuart Hogg had been touted as a possible tourist, but his wedding falls just a couple of days after the Gold and Silver Medal Final in Rio so he has chosen to go on the Japanese XV’s tour instead.
Team GB and former London Scottish player and coach Simon Amor said: “We have watched a significant amount of footage throughout the season of 15-a-side players and every sevens game from England, Scotland and Wales. Exciting talent was available to us and competition for places was tough. We’re now really looking forward to bringing this group together as one team and creating an incredible Great Britain spirit.”
[blockquote author=”Simon Amor” pull=”normal”]“One of the main strengths of the players who have been named today is their aggressive style of play in both attack and defence.”[/blockquote]
“Looking at how the games are won at the top level at the moment, it is very much about that physicality, teams who are fearless in the way they play.
“For the 15s players aiming to make that transition, recent sevens experience at the top level was important given how much the world of sevens rugby has progressed in the last three to four years. We were also targeting players in certain key positions to add strength in depth and complement the qualities of the specialists we already have.”
The squad is due be cut down to a final 10 men group over the next couple of months.
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Full GB Sevens Men:
Cory Allen (Cardiff Blues)
Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors)
Dan Bibby (England Sevens)
Tom Bowen (England Sevens)
Phil Burgess (England Sevens)
Sam Cross (Wales Sevens)
James Davies (Scarlets)
Alex Davis (England Sevens)
Richard de Carpentier (England Sevens)
Jamie Farndale (Scotland Sevens)
Alex Gray (England Sevens)
Charlie Hayter (England Sevens)
Warwick Lahmert (England Sevens)
Ollie Lindsay-Hague (Harlequins)
Gavin Lowe (Scotland Sevens)
Ruaridh McConnochie (England Sevens)
Tom Mitchell (England Sevens)
Luke Morgan (Wales Sevens)
Dan Norton (England Sevens)
Scott Riddell (Scotland Sevens)
Mark Robertson (Scotland Sevens)
James Rodwell (England Sevens)
Joe Simpson (Wasps)
Luke Treharne (Wales Sevens)
Marcus Watson (Newcastle Falcons)
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Mark Robertson and Gav Lowe following their call up to GB Sevens
What do you think of the squad selected? Let us know in the comments below.
meh.
Brilliant news. Can’t wait
Nope! no interest whatsoever!
Why post?
To answer the question of course, did you not read it?
Irvine Laing
BOOM!
55 reasons.
I thought Stuart Hogg might have got a place
In the article it said his wedding a couple of days after the gold silver final so he chose to go to Japan.
Looks as though the background Union Flag is upside down though.
It is good spot
Gary Adams , so pleased for Benny though after the years or so he’s had. Brilliant.
Aye good for him
Nice!!!
Somewhat heavy on the England 7’s squad . Disappointed and surprised Lee Jones is not there.
Will he get a game?
Nope
Stuart Kinnear
Not really rather it was a Scotland team going to Olympics but do wish the Scottish lads well.
England are gash this year – far too many in the wider squad. When is it being cut to the final squad?
Would rather he went with the Scotland squad to Japan, but congrats anyways. Has to be easily the best player in that squad.
I think Bennett will find it no easy task regaining his Scotland jersey.
Any reason why the flag is shown as “in distress”?
Ryan Moon
Pretty disappointed James Johnson didn’t make it
His problem is he beats the first guy and then tries to beat him again… falls off tackles a bit too. Good young talent and plenty of time to develop.
Richard Gray he’s played better, in my opinion, than a lot of the English guys, there are not nearly as strong this year on circuit, Scotland and Wales improving, would have been a good reward
Completely agree Richard, he has been outstanding this series.
David Marshall
Congratulations Mark Bennett.
Just knew it wasn’t football
No!!! A scottish team who cares about GB!!
Judging by the likes above I would say a lot of people
Ciorstaidh Noble what you thinking?
Not bad & still leaves RBS Scottish Rugby squad pretty strong
Thought James Johnstone should have got the call up, offers more than some of the younger English players picked.
Definitely
Very
Rob Cairns
Not interested in anything to do with that flag
Basically an England squad won’t be supporting it
I have tickets for the quarters/semis/ places in the morning. Cant wait. Not sure who I wills support on this occasion though. My son was just ball boy for Brasil Rugby and they both want to support South Africa too. If Scots are in the team I will definitely support.
Henry Beresford
No Nayavacou (not a clue I spelled that right) is disappointing.
Wish a Scotland were going instead. Never watched the Olympics in my life and will not start any time soon by the looks of things.
I know they will do there best .Good luck boys we are behind you all the way Scotland are the best there is
Well done Mark 🙂
They’ve only just named the team now?! The Southern Hemisphere teams have been training professionally together for 4 years for this. Can’t see how they stand much of a chance. Players should be playing play 7’s or 15’s, not both if it’s being taken seriously.
Steph Brawn
Sam Sam Humphries
Couldn’t care less about the Olympics, let alone Olympic rugby. The real rugby is in Japan this summer.
Well done Mark Bennett
Boom
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