upsidedown
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Lancaster played for Scotland under 19 and 21 and also Scottish students, pretty good grounding there
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Lancaster played for Scotland under 19 and 21 and also Scottish students, pretty good grounding there
Imurg
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Lancaster played for Scotland under 19 and 21 and also Scottish students, pretty good grounding there
That makes him a Scotsman...????
GB72
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Martin Johnson played for New Zealand schools but he ain't a kiwiLancaster played for Scotland under 19 and 21 and also Scottish students, pretty good grounding there
upsidedown
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Just stating a fact :thup: Scotland is a great grounding for playing rugby
To be honest the rules and regulations for representing a country are beyond me these days.
Foxholer
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Seems like Doon's adopting the apparent/alleged Irish approach.
Seemed like anyone who had ever had a Pint of Guinness was eligible to play for them at one stage! I can remember when Sam Domoni played for London Irish (completely outplaying Johnston in one match I watched) when his qualification must have been 'being the same colour as Guinness'!
I'm not sure that 'easily getting into the Scottish team' is necessarily 'great grounding'! My thoughts are that he went to Uni in Scotland, so played/qualified for Scotland U19/21/Students while there.
Seemed like anyone who had ever had a Pint of Guinness was eligible to play for them at one stage! I can remember when Sam Domoni played for London Irish (completely outplaying Johnston in one match I watched) when his qualification must have been 'being the same colour as Guinness'!
Just stating a fact :thup: Scotland is a great grounding for playing rugby
To be honest the rules and regulations for representing a country are beyond me these days.
I'm not sure that 'easily getting into the Scottish team' is necessarily 'great grounding'! My thoughts are that he went to Uni in Scotland, so played/qualified for Scotland U19/21/Students while there.
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Imurg
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I think they're beyond anybody...
If you Father's Brother's ex wife had a dog that once sniffed a thistle you can play for Scotland......
If you Father's Brother's ex wife had a dog that once sniffed a thistle you can play for Scotland......
Foxholer
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And of course, the World Champions aren't immune.
Not a huge fan of Graham Henry (a family bias - my Uncle used to coach a competing club in Auckland), but his ability to build a team from a squad containing at least 5 different 'nationalities' - all traditionally enemies of each other - is impressive!
Anyway. Doon was spouting drivel - or was it pish!
Not a huge fan of Graham Henry (a family bias - my Uncle used to coach a competing club in Auckland), but his ability to build a team from a squad containing at least 5 different 'nationalities' - all traditionally enemies of each other - is impressive!
Anyway. Doon was spouting drivel - or was it pish!
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Doon frae Troon
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So if he chose to play for Scotland he is not Scots....strange logic there.
Imurg
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In which Galaxy does qualifying to play for Scotland make you a Scot..???
I qualify to play for Hong Kong/China, that doesn't make me Hong Kong see/Chinese....…
Doon frae Troon
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Read the words ........chose to play.
My daughter could have chosen to play golf for England, Scotland or Wales.
Whichever one she chose to play for would have made her that nationality in my book.
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Foxholer
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He is not a Scotsman because he was born in England, therefore an Englishman! Nothing strange in that at all!
He chose to play in Yorkshire too. Does that make him a Yorkshireman?
Not in mine. Simply the country she plays/played for.
Same with both Lydia Ko and Danny Lee. Both play under the NZ flag. But both are Korean - as born there.
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Imurg
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You've got he wrong book then.....
User20205
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No no no he's not scotch!! Badge of convenience.
User20205
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I've got a mate who played international rugby for Malawi, he lived there for 3 years. He's not Malawian!!
Foxholer
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So, just for the record...
The Coach of England is English.
The Coach of France is French.
The Coach of Italy is French.
The Coach of Wales is a Kiwi.
The Coach of Ireland is a Kiwi, with a South African looking name.
The Coach of Scotland is an Aussie, though a Kiwi is coming in June.
No Scottish Coaches amongst them!
The Coach of England is English.
The Coach of France is French.
The Coach of Italy is French.
The Coach of Wales is a Kiwi.
The Coach of Ireland is a Kiwi, with a South African looking name.
The Coach of Scotland is an Aussie, though a Kiwi is coming in June.
No Scottish Coaches amongst them!
SocketRocket
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My uncle Sydney chose to accept a job in Glenrothes. Does that make him Scottish?
Doon frae Troon
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Tolkien
George Orwell
Cliff Richard
Bradley Wiggins
Kipling
Boris Johnson
All not English then
Imurg
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What?
If you, as a half Scot/half Welshman came down and lived in England for 5 years you would qualify to play for the England football team....
If you did - does that make YOU English...?
If you, as a half Scot/half Welshman came down and lived in England for 5 years you would qualify to play for the England football team....
If you did - does that make YOU English...?
Doon frae Troon
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If I chose to play for England I would consider myself English and be proud to play for the team. Not a difficult concept.
Imurg
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With the utmost respect I think the vast majority of people would consider this an extremely difficult concept to even imagine, let alone comprehend
