Nostalgic Scots remember 1991
The Scottish thistle has lost its sting since the 1991 side reached the semi-finals of the second Rugby World Cup.
For many teams the All Blacks are a myth. For Scotland they’re a nightmare. The Scots have run aground against the New Zealand rock three times (1987, 1995 and 1999) en route to the semi-finals and when in 2003 they avoided the haka, they crashed out to Australia (33-16) in the last eight. In five Rugby World Cups, Scotland have reached the final four just once, in 1991. Gavin Hastings’ men lost narrowly to England that year and then in the third place play-off they lost to ... New Zealand. In 2007, the Scots will avoid the bad luck quarter-final draw against the All Blacks. They come up against them in their third Pool match. Lifeless these last few seasons, Scotland look unlikely to match their 1991 performance and will probably be happy with a fifth quarter-final.
Colours: |
Navy jersey, white shorts, navy socks |
Emblem: |
The thistle |
National anthem: |
Flower Of Scotland |
Fans anthem: |
Flower Of Scotland |
IRB world ranking (2006/07): |
7th |
Rugby World Cup record: |
Semi-finalists 1991 Quarter-finalists 1987, 1995, 1999 et 2003
Scored 768 points, conceded 476 |
Head coach: |
Frank Hadden |
Squad Member List: |
John Barclay, Mike Blair, Kelly Brown, David Callam, Chris Cusiter, Simon Danielli, Nick De Luca, Rob Dewey, Marcus Di Rollo, Alasdair Dickinson, Thom Evans, Ross Ford, Dougie Hall, James Hamilton, Andrew Henderson, Nathan Hines, Allister Hogg, Allan Jacobsen, Alastair Kellock, Gavin Kerr, Sean Lamont, Rory Lamont, Rory Lawson, Scott Lawson, Scott MacLeod, Calum MacRae, Graeme Morrison, Scott Murray, Euan Murray, Dan Parks, Chris Paterson, Gordon Ross, Craig Smith, Hugo Southwell, Alasdair Strokosch, Simon Taylor, Fergus Thomson, Nikki Walker, Simon Webster, Jason White |
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