Squads Announced For Touch World Cup 2015
17 Dec 2014 @ 18:30 GMT
Scottish Touch has announced the teams to compete at the FIT World Cup in Coffs Harbour next year.
Scottish Touch is pleased to announce the four squads picked for the Federation of International Touch (FIT) World Cup 2015.
Scotland will have teams playing in the Mixed, Men's Open, Women's Open and Women's 27's Divisions.
Congratulations to the players below, competing at the Touch World Cup between April 29th and May 3rd in Coffs Harbour, Australia:
Mixed Open
Calum Anderson
Colin Anderson
Suzanne Brownie
Lianne Campbell
Hannah Chrisp
Daniel Fitzgerald
Iain Gray
Stuart Imrie
Cammy Livingstone
Marshall Macleod
Chloe Madeley
Christie McGinlay
Eddie Sanjaun
Michael Short
Simon Walker
Jenn Wright
Train-on: Claire Hole & Joe McNamara
Coach: Robbie McKenzie
Assistant Coach: Romi Mackiewicz
"The Mixed Open have a fantastic group of players travelling to Australia in April.
"The cohesion within this group already gives me comfort we will be physically and mentally strong enough to deal with the different challenges a World Cup in Australia will throw at us.
"The quality in training to date has been exceptional but we know we have a lot of really hard work to do if we are to be successful.
"With great competition from our European rivals and the opportunity to pitch ourselves against the best of the Southern Hemisphere, we know the schedule is going to be tough but there's no other group of players I'd rather have with me!
"It's going to be a great journey and we'll take from it memories that will last a lifetime." - Mixed Open Coach Robbie McKenzie
Men's Open
Logan Arundel
Jon Carter
Rowan Chillingworth
Steve Coxhill
Alastair Gossip
Craig Hazlett
Robin Johnson
Mattias Malaguti
Kenny Morton
Jon MacDonald
Callum Murray
Ronan Neil
James Pinkerton
Finlay Sim
Ross Taylor
Struan Todd
Train-on: Michael Bottom
Coach: Monica Wallace
Assistant Coach: Ross Alexander
"The 17 man squad for the Touch World Cup has been picked from the most competitive training squad we have had - with 14 new to this squad, and, ages ranging 18-34, it was tough to pick the right people to make the best team.
Two tough training weekends looked at players' abilities in handling, reading defenders, running lines, defending and finishing.
In this, we saw a reflection of touch being played at a higher level across club and regional sides in Scotland, meaning the skill level was already higher than in previous years.
"I am now looking forward to unlocking the potential we have in this team over the coming training weekends, and our plan is to go and compete at the Touch World Cup as the strongest Men's Open squad we have had." - Men's Open Coach Monica Wallace
Women’s Open
Frankie Alcock (captain)
Nikki Callan
Rebecca Clingan
Senga Derrick
Judith Elliot
Leia Glading
Alicia Green
Amy Martin
Anna Matthew
Terri McWaters
Laura O‘Reilly
Amy Sutton
Nollaig Quinn
Kirsty Venter
Kate Walker
Catriona Weir
Train-On: Cece Cheong
Coaches: Mikey Short & Eddie Sanjuan
“This is a groundbreaking Scotland Women’s Open side, containing four players under the age of 18 combined with some of the most talented athletes we have ever had involved in Scottish Touch.
"Every player is driven to fulfil their potential in Coffs Harbour and represent Scotland at the highest level.
"This drive is born from each individual’s competitive spirit coupled with our inclusive and supportive club culture.
"The desire, enthusiasm and commitment of this group will give us a great chance to better the 9th position we took in the 2011 World Cup.
"It’s going to be a great experience for everyone involved and we cannot wait for it to get underway.” - Women's Open Coaches Mikey Short and Eddie Sanjaun
Women's 27's
Tracy Austin
Gillian Bond
Gemma Campbell
Joanne Campbell
Elaine Clark
Syla Clarke
Kate Fleming
Ali Freshwater
Louise Imrie
Elaine Irvine
Laura Jamieson
Caroline Murphy
Michele O'Hagan
Emma Ross
Kelly Watt
Laurie Young
Train-on: Jen Gray
Coach: Cameron Day
Assistant Coach: David Bartlett