Glasgow Warriors utility back, was today named as captain of the Scotland 7s team for the next two tournaments on the IRB Sevens World Series in New Zealand and USA.

Scotland’s highest ever points scorer in IRB events, Gregor will lead the squad which also contains three other Warriors in the shape of Mike Adamson, Colin Shaw and Richie Vernon.

Despite Gregor being named captain for the next two tournaments, Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell was keen to stress that Roddy Grant had led the team well in Dubai and George.
 
He added: “We lost our long-term captain Scott Forrest through injury and we agreed we would look at different captains on a tournament-by-tournament basis.
 
“The change of captaincy is not a reflection on how Roddy did the job in Dubai and George; it simply reflects the experience Colin can bring to the role.
 
“Colin is our most experienced player and he is well respected on the international stage, both in other countries and amongst his own team-mates.”

Gemmell also believes the presence of experienced players in his squad will revitalise the team’s fortunes.

Gregor, Adamson, Vernon alongside Edinburgh winger Andrew Turnbull all possess extensive experience on the Sevens circuit.
 
As a result, Gemmell admits that, after some disappointing losses in Dubai and George (South Africa), he is expecting Scotland to record some improved results building up towards the Rugby World Cup 7s in Dubai in March.
 
Gemmell said: “When we came back from Dubai and George we spoke about how we were lacking experience.
 
“So we have addressed that by bringing in some experienced players, through the support and co-operation of the pro-teams.
 
“We have added players like Colin Gregor, Richie Vernon, Andrew Turnbull and Mike Adamson and that has given everybody a lift.
 
“The next five weeks are massive for the Scotland 7s team and we need to put a marker down after the disappointments of Dubai and George.
 
“I’m looking forward to the challenges that are coming ahead in Wellington and San Diego.
 
“This week we’ve had 16 players training really hard and the most pleasing aspect for me is that it has caused selection dilemmas because of the quantity and quality of the squad.”
 
Scotland 7s squad (sponsor Murray) for the next two tournaments on the IRB Sevens World Series in New Zealand and USA: Colin Gregor (captain, Glasgow Warriors), Mike Adamson (Glasgow Warriors), Andrew Easson (Edinburgh), Roddy Grant (West of Scotland)*, Graham Hogg (Hawick)*, Jamie Hunter (West of Scotland)*, Rory Hutton (Hawick)*, Roland Reid (Edinburgh), Scott Riddell (Blaydon)++, Colin Shaw (Glasgow Warriors), Marc Teague (Edinburgh), Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh)+, Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors)
 
* = Member of Scottish Rugby’s Contracted National Academy
+ = Available for Wellington tournament only
++ = Available for San Diego tournament only
 
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