Scotland 7s adding three at elite level

SCOTLAND 7s will welcome three new elite development players (EDP) and two new contracted players into their set-up for season 2012-13. With the first full-time national sevens squad introduced at the beginning of season 2011-12 the new players will replace last season’s EDP players who have now moved into the 15-a-side game and bolster the current squad.

The players coming in on two-year full contracts are Loughborough Students captain and scrum-half Russell Weir (22) and Moseley back-row Michael Maltman (21). They will be joined by Alex Glashan (18), Chris Dean (18) (both Edinburgh Academy) and Neil Herron (17) (West of Scotland) and Rory Hughes, who earned his first sevens cap in London a fortnight ago. Hughes continues his involvement last season as an EDP.