Ciaran Beattie Names Team for Rugby World Cup Seven

Scotland Rugby World Cup Head coach Ciaran Beattie has named his Scotland team for the upcoming World Cup Sevens in South Africa, to be held at Cape Town Stadium, 9-11 Sep. Jamie Farndale continues captainship duties at what will be his second Rugby World Cup Sevens after containing in 2018, during which he scored an additional time, the length-of-the-pitch winner against France as Scotland verified a seventh-place finish in San Francisco.

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The other player to hold previous Rugby World Cup Sevens knowledge is Harvey Elms, who was also part of the 2018 squad. The rest of Beattie’s 12-strong group contains several players who featured in Los Angeles in the World Rugby Sevens Series finale at the end of August, with Kaleem Barreto, Matt Davidson, Lee Jones, Femi Sofolarin, Paddy Kelly, Callum Young, Finn Callaghan, and Reiss Cullen nominated.

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With injury having ruled out the likes of Ross McCann, Jordan Edmunds, Alec Coombes, Grant Hughes and Robbie Fergusson unavailable as his spouse expects their second child, Beattie has named debutant Aaron Purewal and Freddie Owsley (Edinburgh Rugby, who featured in Toulouse and London) to complete his team.

Scotland plays Jamaica in the Pre-Round of 16 on Friday 9 Sep. at 8.51 am (BST), with all further competitions over the course of the weekend strongminded by results in the knock-out format used at a Rugby World Cup Sevens. The event is being transmitted in the UK, live on ITV. To Know more about South Africa Vs Scotland Tickets click here.

Scotland Rugby World Cup Head coach Beattie said: "This is one of the landmark proceedings in the global sevens calendar and we are absorbed in making a big impression. We must end the sevens season well and the players are intent on delivering their best performance in a Scotland shirt."

Scotland 7s squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa, 9-11 September 2022:

Jamie Farndale (captain), Kaleem Barreto, Finn Callaghan, Reiss Cullen, Matt Davidson, Harvey Elms, Lee Jones, Paddy Kelly, Freddie Owsley, Aaron Purewal, Femi Sofolarin, Callum Young

Scotland 7s will be rival at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in the new Macron kit, which will be available for retail purchase in the coming days. The kit will be used by Scotland 7s teams in future competitions for both the 2022/23 and 2023/24 international periods.

Report: John Cooney Could Line Out for Scotland Rugby World Cup

Reports today propose that Ulster and Ireland scrum-half John Cooney could be selected by Scotland for next year’s Rugby World Cup.

Despite being one of the most consistent players in the republic over the last few years, John Cooney has only won 11 caps for Ireland, with the last of those coming in February 2020 against England.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Cooney was debatably the in-form player in Ireland and was tipped to take the place of Conor Murray. However, a drop in form and appearance of players in the scrum-half position has seen him fall behind the likes of Murray, Jamison Gibson-Park, and Craig Casey.

With chances of another Ireland call-up appearance unlikely, a report in this morning's Daily Mail by Rory Keane suggests he could line out for Scotland, who are in Ireland’s group in next year’s tournament. John Cooney’s father is from Scotland, and under World Rugby strategies, he would be eligible for Scotland as he would not have played for Ireland in over three years.

At 32 years old, this would be John Cooney’s last chance of arrival at a World Cup, having missed out on selection in 2019. Since joining Ulster in 2017, John Cooney has scored over 800 points for the area but has never been a major part of the international setup under Joe Schmidt or Andy Farrell. John Cooney’s accuracy from the kicking tee and knowledge would make him a valuable asset for any team to have.

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In Scotland, he would have to contest against the likes of Ali Price and George Horne for a place in the twenty-three this would not be a first in the rugby world for a performer to switch to a different national side since the introduction of this rule. Munster center Malakai Fekitoa and former Ulster full-back Charles Piutau now line out for Tonga below the rule of World Rugby, despite previous knowledge with the All Blacks.

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