GLASGOW WARRIORS’ Patrick Kelly is in line to make his Scotland 7s debut at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Hamilton, New Zealand, next weekend.
The former U20 internationalist replaces Scott Bickerstaff in the only change to the squad that reached the quarter-finals in Cape Town last month.
Their impressive performance South Africa saw Scotland defeat England and Spain before losing to eventual winners New Zealand, with whom they are drawn alongside in Hamilton, alongside USA and Wales.
And head coach Ciaran Beattie wants his players to embrace the challenge of facing the All Blacks in their own back yard.
“It’s important to not get carried away after a really good showing in Cape Town, but there are signs we’re are improving as a group,” he said.
“It’s a tough pool but we showed in our last match against New Zealand that we can cause teams problems.”
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