Much to the delight of the guy over on Scotsman.com comments who’s been selecting him in his fantasy Scotland XVs for nigh on 2 years, Highlanders back row John Hardie has been added to the extended Scotland squad training for the World Cup. While that guy – and Mr Hardie – will be delighted, it’s sure to rile up Kelly Brown and Roddy Grant fans once again…
Hardie missed the recent Super 15 final that the Highlanders won with a rib injury but is presumably now fit enough to jump right in. The flanker qualifies for the country through his grandmother Christina Lumsden from Low Valleyfield, Culross in Fife, and his brother Grant played for Peebles RFC in the 2009/10 season.
With this news it’s a fair bet he’ll be announced as playing somewhere in the Northern hemisphere next season. Vern wouldn’t bring in a ringer just for the World Cup, would he?