London Scottish Win Title and Promotion

Scotland’s own exiles team are slowly catching up on London Irish and London Welsh in their attempt to rise back to the heights of the English Club game, having this past weekend captured the National League 3 (South) title. London Scottish could also go unbeaten for the season with only three games left to play and just one draw muddying the W column in the table. Their promotion to National League 2 (with no geographical subdivisions) is subject to RFU confirmation but hopefully there will be nothing to stand in their way.

Though possibly not quite as tartan as they may have been in the past with a few imports like England Sevens star Simon Amor to help them progress, and a mega-sponsor deal with Middle Eastern group Saudex Global, the club can still offer a valuable proving ground for exiled talent in the future (Max Evans is a former player) as well as providing somewhere to drink a pint of Deuchars after another Calcutta Cup drubbing at Twickers. Speaking to LS roving reporter Simon MacMichael in this article, London Scottish man (and key player in the recent investment) Kenny Logan articulated where he sees the club fitting into the bigger picture:

London Scottish is a great pathway for any international, never mind just Scottish. Obviously we’ve got very much a Scottish heritage, and we have a history of being the most successful team for producing Scotland players, that’s something that the club is very proud of and we want to continue that. But at the same we’ve got to bring other players on, whether they’re English or Scottish. We’re a very Scottish-based club, but we’re very proud to be in the English league, and also very proud to have Scottish players playing for Scotland.”

Apparently they have a promising young standoff by the name of Hadden, too.

Onwards and upwards boys.

Thanks to Helen and Simon @LS for permission to reprint. I hope to have more regular reports for you on the progress of London Scottish in National League 2 next season.