Losing national identity- Scotland Rugby

Scotland have improved as a rugby nation since the Rugby World Cup in 2011. Gregor Townsend has turned Scotland into serious competitors.

Scotland have improved since the Rugby World Cup in 2011. Gregor Townsend has turned Scotland into serious competitors. Scotland have won away games against France and England in the Six Nations in 2021.

Scotland had eight British and Irish Lions away over the summer. Only half of them came through the Scottish rugby system. The other half were recruited early. English Scots are common. Duhan van der Merwe played his age group rugby in South Africa. He played at the 2014 Junior World Cup with Handré Pollard.

Dylan Richardson has joined Scotland's training squad for the Autumn nations series. Nathan McBeth played for Scotland at the 2018 U20 Six Nations and for South Africa at 2019 Junior World Cup. David Meihuizen is eligible through his Grandad to play for Springboks. He doesn't have to gain a residency. He is currently at Sharks. Glasgow have been heavily linked with him.

Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell, Darcy Graham and Jamie Richie are the spine of the current Scotland team. Scotland need to balance exports and home-grown players to avoid losing their national identity.

Gregor Townsend is a proud Scotsman. He wants to keep the Scottish identity and culture central to the national side. If the new players deliver on the pitch, it will be forgotten about where they were born.