JK Rowling urges fans to back Scotland rugby team

JK ROWLING has urged fans to support the Scottish rugby team today – promising to reward them by writing about the Quidditch World Cup.

JK Rowling. Picture: PA

The Harry Potter author last month called on her army of fans to “back the boys in blue” after penning a fictional story about a Scots wizard who made it big in the sporting world.

Ahead of Scotland’s home game against France today, the author has asked her fans to retweet a message for the team.

She said: “If you lovely people re-tweet #wizards4Scotlandrugbyteam I’ll put loads on Quidditch World Cup on ­Pottermore.”

She has even renewed her previous claims that three players are “wizard-born”.

Her last attempt to add a touch of magic to the squad worked as they came home victorious from their game in Rome against Italy where they won 21-20 last month.

The 48-year-old author has asked fans to support the team ahead of their latest Six Nations clash and said she would treat them to a new helping of Quidditch-related information.

She wrote: “Scotland-France #6nations. If you lovely people re-tweet #wizards4Scotlandrugbyteam I’ll put loads on Quidditch World Cup on Pottermore.”

She added: “All 3 suspected wizard-borns playing for Scotland tomorrow!”

In last month’s tale she joked that three players – Kelly Brown, Jim Hamilton and Stuart Hogg – were all linked to the wizarding world. She said the fictional Wizarding Supporters of Scottish Rugby Union were always having to deny the link.

She wrote: “Current suspicions include Kelly Brown (possible cousin of Lavender’s), Jim Hamilton (strong resemblance to Hagrid) and Stuart Hogg (enough said).”

The reference was apparently lost on Italy fan Feltonio ­Cuoricino, who quipped: “I’m a muggle, so I don’t know what Qudditich is…Can you explain?”