The latest 'foreign' import to the Scotland set-up, he represented the All Blacks at under 20 level but is eligible for both Scotland and England through his Glasgow born grandfather and Dover born grandmotherThe latest 'foreign' import to the Scotland set-up, he represented the All Blacks at under 20 level but is eligible for both Scotland and England through his Glasgow born grandfather and Dover born grandmother
The latest 'foreign' import to the Scotland set-up, he represented the All Blacks at under 20 level but is eligible for both Scotland and England through his Glasgow born grandfather and Dover born grandmother | SNS Group

Scotland rugby squad: where 18 'non-Scottish' players were born and why they are eligible for Scots

Martyn Simpson
By Martyn Simpson

Sports Reporter

Published 1st Nov 2024, 07:00 BST

Gregor Townsend has plenty of ‘foreign’ imports in his squad but all of them have some link to Scotland.

It may cause a bit of dispute amongst some supporters but players born outside of the country the represent on the international stage in nothing new in Rugby.

Scotland have had plenty of ‘foreign’ exports over the years that have made their names at Murrayfield and the current crop of players is no different. There are 18 players in the current Scotland squad for their 2024 Autumn Nations Series tests with Fiji, South African, Portugal and Australia.

Here are all 18 and how they came to be eligible to represent Scotland with some certainly having stronger links than others but all willing to give their all for the dark blue:

Born in France while his dad, former Scotland international Bryan Redpath, was playing there

17. Cameron Redpath - France

Born in France while his dad, former Scotland international Bryan Redpath, was playing there | Getty Images

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