Capital Solution ; London-Based Team of Scots Expats May Just Fill Void Left by Borders
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SCOTTISH rugby bosses have backed a controversial bid to establish a new professional franchise in London by asking their Twickenham counterparts to sanction what would be a groundbreaking move for European rugby.
Less than a month after announcing the closure of the loss- making Border Reivers, Murrayfield chief executive Gordon McKie yesterday confirmed a formal submission had been made to the RFU on behalf of a group of wealthy London-based businessmen about setting up a team to compete against sides from Scotland, Wales and Ireland in the cross-border Magners League.See the full content of this document
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Capital Solution ; London-Based Team of Scots Expats May Just Fill Void Left by Borders
The SRU board believes such a move could tap into the vast potential of the expat Scottish community in the London area, and help widen a dangerously narrow selection base for the Scotl...
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