Just seen this, apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23552641 Brough, Wallace, McManus, Linnett, Robertson...Scots backline not looking too shabby.

Just seen this, apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23552641 Brough, Wallace, McManus, Linnett, Robertson...Scots backline not looking too shabby.

Quote ="Wildmoose"Just seen this, apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23552641 Brough, Wallace, McManus, Linnett, Robertson...Scots backline not looking too shabby.'" I assume Wallace and Brough will be the halves, McManus wing, Linnett at centre, and Robertson at full back. So now they need some (at least 5) quality forwards, NRL or Super League, otherwise those very classy backs will not get a chance with the ball. Does anybody know of any such forwards who qualify?

Quote ="Wildmoose"Just seen this, apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23552641 Brough, Wallace, McManus, Linnett, Robertson...Scots backline not looking too shabby.'" I assume Wallace and Brough will be the halves, McManus wing, Linnett at centre, and Robertson at full back. So now they need some (at least 5) quality forwards, NRL or Super League, otherwise those very classy backs will not get a chance with the ball. Does anybody know of any such forwards who qualify?

Quote ="Wildmoose"Just seen this, apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23552641 Brough, Wallace, McManus, Linnett, Robertson...Scots backline not looking too shabby.'" Matty Russell will probably turn out for them (born there). If they can get the Horne and Henderson brothers, Ferguson, Fisher, Hood, Walker etc they could put upsome decent fights. EDIT: Gilmore, Galloway too?

Quote ="Wildmoose"Just seen this, apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23552641 Brough, Wallace, McManus, Linnett, Robertson...Scots backline not looking too shabby.'" Matty Russell will probably turn out for them (born there). If they can get the Horne and Henderson brothers, Ferguson, Fisher, Hood, Walker etc they could put upsome decent fights. EDIT: Gilmore, Galloway too?

The Henderson brothers (Catalans and Sheffield) would make a wonderfully effective duo of hookers.

Could one of the Hornes play at centre?

Can you spell out which Ferguson, Hood and Walker you are referring too, and their positions?

Jonathan and Adam Walker - both props.
Dale Ferguson - second row

Think Cory Paterson & Rhys Lovegrove might qualify?

Daryl Clark could also play if he doesn't get selected for England.

Looking good for my 2nd team (obviously supporting England first). Hopefully will be going to the Scotland v USA game at Salford.

Group C will probably be the best in the tournament. Too bad half of it is hidden away in Cumbria.

Can McManus play for Scotland as he played for NSW this season?

I don't see why not. I'm sure that the ARL try to have some rule about if you play Origin you are automatically delcared for Australia, but I doubt the RLIF will see it like that, considering the World Cup is their sanctioned competition.

McManus has already said he wants to play for Scotland in the World Cup. If he is not able to, simply because he got picked for Origin, then that is ridiculous, especially as he was actually born in Scotland and isn't just eligible because of parents/grandparents....

When Hayne got injured in the first origin game Minichiello was suggested as a replacement. Minichiello, would have had to declare himself available for Australia to play State of Origin. If he did that, he would then have to wait two years - under the International Rugby League guidelines - before returning to represent Italy.

I'm guessing the same rules applied for McManus.

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That would effect quite a few players, does this mean Hayne & Uate can't play for Fiji now?

It's a joke. State of Origin is governed by the NRL and the ARL, it shouldn't fall under International Rugby League guidelines. If it was another country, then yes that's fine, but playing Origin shouldn't make you automatically be declared for Australia, that is just ridiculous.

Didnt Steve McCormack say several months ago that he wouldnt be picking all these southern hemisphere players who switched allegiance because they couldnt get a game for Australia?!?!

I agree. It should be an International Federation decision.

As far as I'm aware, you have to declare for Australia if you want to play Origin, but Origin matches mean sod all to your international eligibility. So McManus should be fine as he hasn't played for Australia.

Uate either broke the rules, or has locked himself into Australia now... I think any of the ones that have only played for one nation since 08 can switch from this point too? I'll defer as I haven't looked at the rules for quite a while..

EDIT:
Just from this thread we could be looking at

1. R.Horne
2. Robertson
3. Wardle
4. Linnett
5. McManus
6. Brough
7. Wallace
8. Galloway
9. I.Henderson
10. A.Walker
11. Ferguson
12. Patterson
13. G.Horne

14. J.Walker
15. Lovegrove
16. Gilmore
17. Clarke

Russell, A.Henderson, Hood...

Think you can add Joe Wardle to the list.

That is BS, Origin isn't an international match and isn't binding despite what some Aussies might think. Minichiello could happily have claimed to have switched to Australia in order to gain Origin selection and then played for Italy, and there's nothing anyone could have done about it. Obviously the NRL official isn't going to say that, but there's no documentation so the players can do whatever they like as long as they don't represent more than one nation. Hayne played Origin in 2008 and then for Fiji in the World Cup. There's a good chance he might do so again this year.

Scotland have a better HB combination than what England have.

Steve McNamara is going to have to take a long hard look at himself after this WC. Brough should be nowhere near the Scotland squad and should be England's first choice HB. Absolute madness I'm sorry.

Great news for Scotland, cracking squad they're putting together, competitive international RL eh?

Who'd have thought it?

If only we could get them playing every year.

Exactly.

And if only they were Scottish!