When Scotland scraped up a team to compete in the RL 'world cup' a few years ago you didn't even have to be Scottish to get a game. Ginger hair was a qualification. The FC coach McRea ? despite being Australian was made coach because he sounded Scottish. Mickey Mouse.
Gwillam once got very excited and said it was a reflection of the strength of rugby league in Britain that all the home nations were ranked in the top 10. Yes, even higher than Lebanon and NZ Maoris, teams put together so there would be more than a handful of games. I e-mailed Gwillam on the programme to ask if he could tell us the league champions, cup winners and best supported clubs in Scotland, Lebanon, Wales and elsewhere. Unsurprisingly itbwasn'tbread out.
It can also be done through lineage. Danny Brough, the current Scotland captain, did it this way. Born in Yorshire he has never lived in Scotland and played for England before switching to Scotland.
