Scotland Sevens side confident for Hong Kong opener
The team are currently 12th in the HSBC Sevens World Series standings, a position they must improve or maintain in the next three tournaments, to avoid dropping into a relegation competition in London. Preparations have gone well, with the 18-man squad enjoying a good “hit-out” with Canada.
Mark Robertson, one of the Scotland squad, said: “We had 18 players training in our first three sessions in Hong Kong and that meant we could do full contact and game scenarios, which was valuable. We also had a really good hit-out with Canada, one of the best we’ve had this season, which shows how well our preparations have gone.
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Hide Ad“We open against Portugal and we know they will be a tough opponent. However, if we impose our own game they won’t be able to cope with us and we’ll win.”
Scotland open against Portugal at 9.28am UK time. They play their other group matches tomorrow at 2.28am (v Samoa) and 11.16am (v England).
SCOTLAND SQUAD
To compete in the Hong Kong Sevens, today (v Portugal, 9:28am UK time) and tomorrow (v Samoa, 2:28am, and England, 11:16am):
Andrew Turnbull
Chris Dean
Colin Gregor
Colin Shaw
Darren Gillespie
James Fleming
James Johnstone
Mark Robertson
Michael Fedo
Michael Maltman
Russell Weir
Struan Dewar