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Scotland
Nickname: The Brave Hearts
World Cup appearances: 7
World Cup best finish:
Fourth, 1991

Previous World Cups have taught
us that there is nothing such as
guarantees at these tournaments.
Who would have thought that
France could beat the All Blacks
in the 2007 World Cup?
Following a disastrous Six
Nations campaign where they
failed to register a single win,
Scotland are one of the unfancied
sides at this year’s tournament. In
Vern Cotter, Scotland has one of
the best coaches in the world.
The Scots have the enough
firepower to overcome both Japan
and USA and any chance of
defeat in either those games will
automatically dash their hopes of
a last eight spot.

RWC 2015 Fixtures:
23 Sept

V

27 Sept

V

03 Oct

V

10 Oct

V

Coach: Vern Cotter
Captain: Greig Laidlaw
Union: Rugby Europe

World Cup Squad: Greig
Laidlaw (c), Al Dickinson,
Ryan Grant, WP Nel, Gordon
Reid, Jon Welsh, Fraser
Brown, Ross Ford, Stuart
McInally, Jonny Gray, Richie
Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Tim
Swinson, David Denton, Josh
Strauss, Ryan Wilson, John
Hardie, Alasdair Stro