Is the SRU right to recruit foreigners?

Kenny Logan says...YES

We need better players if we are to compete but it must be done in the proper way. No one is advocating bringing in 50 foreigners.

Look at Tim Visser. He is Dutch but he has made a commitment to Scotland and he has stated that he will be proud to play for Scotland. The IRB makes the rules and we follow them.

In the past we made mistakes by importing a lot of Kiwis and capping them far too quickly and most of them returned to New Zealand almost immediately afterwards.

In staying in Scotland for three years, players are making more of a commitment to Scotland than someone who just happens to have a Scottish granny.

Every nation does it, and clubs too. Teams like Munster and Leinster have grown by bringing in marquee players.

You could argue that Mark Dodson should have stayed tight lipped but I think people appreciate the fact that he is open and honest. He is also a role model, an Englishman who is passionate about Scottish rugby.

Scotland has a lot of excellent players but we are short in a few key positions and, if we can import the right people to get us to the semi-final of 2015 Rugby World Cup, then Scottish fans will be very happy.

Doddie Weir says...NO

I can’t see this as being the answer to Scotland’s problems. We are a small nation but the pride and the passion that indigenous Scots feel for the jersey gives us that little edge that allows us to overcome teams with far greater resources. I am not sure that imported players will share that same fighting spirit.

With the obvious and honourable exception of Sean Lineen, almost all of our previous foreign players have gone back home rather than stay in the country and put something back into the game. I think the fans come to Murrayfield to see players that they know. People like Chris Paterson and Ross Ford have a real connection to the fans and are proud to play for them.

A few foreign players may work at club level. I remember the huge impact that Pat Lam and Inga Tuigamala had at Newcastle when I played for the Falcons. They were great for the club in the 1990s but I can’t see the strategy working at international level.

I can’t see the fans getting behind a team of foreigners and you need the fans above all else. I think we need to go back to where we were in the old days with a homegrown team.