MARTIN Scott yesterday faced up to having made the type of history he
will not want to remember -- being the first man to receive a red card
in British rugby.
The former Dunfermline hooker was sent off on his debut for Orrell in
the English first division clash at Leicester. And he's already started
a minimum 30-day suspension, which means he's out of Scotland A's match
against France in Glasgow on Friday.
The red-card scheme was introduced down south only a few weeks ago,
and Scott said: ''I suppose I'll have to live with that tag for the rest
of my career, but I'm determined to put it behind me and prove that I'm
a good player, not a dirty one.''
Back home in Fife, Scott added: ''It came as a complete shock when the
ref said I had to go. He said I had deliberately stuck my knee into an
opponent, but that's nonsense. My knee made contact, but I was trying to
roll him over to get at the ball.
Scott, who won his only full cap in Australia three years ago, went
on: ''Missing the A game against France is a real sickener. After being
kept on the sidelines by Kevin McKenzie, I was looking forward to
reminding the selectors what I could do.''
Meanwhile, Bath butcher David Hilton will win his first full Scotland
rugby cap against Canada at Murrayfield on Saturday, writes Brian Meek.
He takes the front-row place of prop Alan Sharp, who injured his back
playing for Bristol against Sale on Saturday.
Hilton, 24, 5ft 10ins and 16st 7lbs, and who holds down a regular spot
in the English champions' first team, already this season has tasted
victory for Scotland A against South Africa and Italy.
The Scots have also lost the services of Doddie Weir from the
replacements' bench. He damaged both knee and ankle as Melrose slumped
to defeat against Boroughmuir.Shade Munro, the GHK lock, will cover.
These alterations now mean more changes for the A team's Friday match
at Hughenden. John Manson of Dundee High School FP takes over from
Hilton and Heriot's lock Andy Macdonald is in for Munro. The three new
replacements are Grant Wilson of Bourghmuir, Gala's Ian Corcoran and
Robb Scott of London Scottish.
Gord McKinnon, the back row forward who was controversially suspended
by his union after disciplinary problems on his country's tour to
France, flew in with the Canadian rugby squad which arrived in Edinburgh
on Saturday.
McKinnon's inclusion strengthens the Canadian back row which has lost
Al Charron, who was injured while playing for the Barbarians against
South Africa.
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