Scotland manager Gregor Townsend has said Johnny Gray is unlikely to qualify for the RWC 2023 after spraining his knee last month. The 29-year-old, who has made 77 appearances, is not part of Townsend’s original practice squad for Rugby World Cup. Rugby World Cup fans can buy Scotland Rugby World Cup Tickets from our website.

Winger Darcy Graham, back row Rory Darge and prostitute Stuart McInally return after missing out on Six Nations. Row two Cameron Henderson and center Stafford McDowall are the only unrestricted players in the group of 41.

Townsend, who has just signed a new contract until April 2026, is due to cut his roster to 33 for a tournament in France this fall. Scotland are in Group B of the Rugby World Cup along with defending champions South Africa and Six Nations winners Ireland.

Focusing on Team Cohesion and Selecting the Squad

Tonga and Romania make up a group whose matches take place from 10 September to 7 October. Scotland will play warm-up matches with Italy, France and Georgia in Edinburgh in the summer and face France again away from home.

“The solidarity of the Six Nations has really helped us become a better team, Townsend said. This will be very important and interesting over the next few months as we will be working with players for three to four months, which only happens once a year. four years.”

We could easily put together a bigger team. That would be easy to do, but we think the right thing to do would be to keep it as tight as possible to create that cohesion. Some positions have required a lot of debate over the past few weeks. It shows the depth that we have to put aside some quality players.

“I really wanted to score 38 points, but then there was Johnny’s injury and a few other things. My goal is to get the squad up to 33 pretty quickly, maybe after the second warm-up.”

Gray’s move to Exeter and potential availability for the RWC

Hooker Fraser Brown, who has made four substitute appearances this year in the Six Nations, is ruled out along with center Mark Bennett and former England striker Ruarid McConnochie, who was in the Six Nations but did not play.

On losing Gray to Exeter, Townsend said: Will he be available at some point during the World Cup? May be. It will be at least four months before he is ready to play. got injured a couple of weeks into the tournament, but I think it’s unlikely where we are today.

Star quarterback Stuart Hogg and fellow former captain McInally have already announced plans to retire after the Rugby World Cup. Scotland failed to qualify from the group stage four years ago after defeats to Ireland and Japan.

Scotland Rugby World Cup training squad

Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Jamie Bhatti, Dave Cherry, Andy Christie, Luke Crosbie, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Richie Gray, Cameron Henderson, Stuart McInally, WP Nel, Jamie Ritchie (capt), Pierre Schoeman, Javan Sebastian, Sam Skinner, Rory Sutherland, George Turner, Murphy Walker, Hamish Watson.

Backs: Jamie Dobie, Darcy Graham, Chris Harris, Adam Hastings, Ben Healy, Stuart Hogg, George Horne, Huw Jones, Blair Kinghorn, Stafford McDowall, Ali Price, Cameron Redpath, Finn Russell, Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White.

Scotland’s Stuart Hogg to retire after Rugby World Cup 2023

Scotland and Exeter defender Stuart Hogg has announced that he will retire after this year’s Rugby World Cup in France. Instead of ending his international career, Hogg confirmed that a new career is beckoning at the end of the year and he hopes to say goodbye to the Gregor Townsend side. Hogg, who turns 31 in June, is expected to be part of Scotland Rugby World Cup squad to be held in France this fall.

Hogg happy to walk away before it is too late

Scotland’s improvement on the international stage has been a monumental team effort, but Hogg has played a significant role for Townsend’s team over the years. He has amassed 171 points for Scotland to date but has failed to add to that tally in the recent Six Nations.

Scotland were able to finish third in the Six Nations standings, but Hogg’s role in the team was gradually reduced, although he started four of his team’s five matches. Hogg’s position in Scottish rugby is huge and he has been a mainstay of the team since Andy Robinson handed him his debut in 2012.

Since then, he has played under Scott Johnson, Verne Kotter and Townsend. And only three players have played more for their country than him. Hogg recently won his 100th cap for Scotland and only Ross Ford, Chris Paterson and Sean Lamont. Have worn the shirt more often, while the Exeter Chiefs ace is ninth in all-time scoring.

The 30-year-old is top of the tryouts chart though with 27. But his teammates Doohan van der Merwe, Darcy Graham and Hugh Jones are within 11 of him. With the upcoming Rugby World Cup set to be the perfect farewell ground. Hogg says he’s ready for the next challenge in his life.

In a statement, he said, I don’t feel like my body can reach the standards that I have set for myself for much longer. I always wanted to finish at the top of the game. After the tournament, a new career beckons, and I will attack it just like I play the game. Rugby World Cup fans can buy Scotland Vs Tonga Tickets from our website.

Tonga Coach Toutai Kefu Has A Plan To Topple World No. 1 Ireland

Tongan rugby coach Tutai Kefu has assembled what he believes is the country’s finest collection of rugby talent for the Rugby World Cup 2023. Tongan coach Tutai Kefu has, in his opinion, the best collection of RWC talent in the country and a few tricks up his sleeve.

The former Wallaby RWC winner is confident that combination will enable Tonga to achieve more than just unsettling their strong opponents in the upcoming tournament in France. Kefu has spent three months of this year abroad valuing his shares in Japan and Europe.

Intense Preparations and Challenges Faced

We will have a really good team, probably the best in history, he said. The Pacific nation is one of the biggest winners of the 2021 RWC ruling. The ruling allowed international players. Who had not represented their country for three years, to return to their country of birth.

Team Kefu is expected to include former New Zealand Rugby World Cup winner Malakai Fekitoa. All Blacks defender Charles Piuto and forward Vaea Fifita. Kefu confirmed this week that former Wallabies winger or defender Israel Folau. Who made his debut for Tonga last year, will also be there.

It was crazy, crazy, Kefu said of his preparations. Tonga, ranked 15th in the world, has competed in all but one Rugby World Cup since 1987. But has never advanced beyond the group stages. The 2019 Japanese tournament was arguably their best campaign ever, with a win over US and a loss to France. Ireland, current South African champion, improved Scotland (5th) and Romania (19th) will stand in their way in September-October.

“We are in a difficult situation, but we will put all our eggs in one basket and aim for Ireland, Kefu said. We can’t play football with them. They will beat us every day of the week. So, we need to come up with a little plan, and I think we have it … it will be good.”

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