Scotland

Scotland go into their opening Rugby World Cup match against Romania off the back of two encouraging victories against Ireland and Italy.

To many this team is what you would expect from Scotland with the "main men" Chris Patterson, Euan Murray, Ross Ford, the Lamont Brothers plus Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter included

The game was seen as an experimental game to Ireland fielding a side with new cap Mike McCarthy starting and a new look midfield partnership with Paddy Wallace and Fergus McFadden starting in midfield for Ireland

"Scotland are a frustrating side to watch, Those were the words of the old man sitting on a park bench watching some youngsters train.

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Scotland's disappointing Six Nations campaign ended on a high as they comfortably beat Italy at Murrayfield to avoid the wooden spoon

A below par performance from England saw them beat a resilient Scotland 22-16 at Twickenham which kept their grand slam chances alive

Ireland got their Six Nations campaign back on track as they survived a late onslaught from Scotland to win 18-21 at Murrayfield

Scotland and Ireland Line up

Wales beat Scotland in a interesting encounter at Murrayfield with Shane Williams scoring two tries