Sport in Short: Rugby Union

SCOTLAND TRIAL (Murrayfield, 2 January) Blues: G Hastings (Watsonians, capt); D Stark (Boroughmuir), G Townsend (Gala), S Hastings (Watsonians), M Appleson (London Scottish); C Chalmers (Melrose), G Armstrong (Jed-Forest); A Sharp (Bristol), K Milne (Heriot's), P Wright (Boroughmuir), A Reed (Bath), D Cronin (London Scottish), D McIntosh (Pontypridd), I Morrison (London Scottish), C Hogg (Melrose). Replacements: D Barrett (West of Scotland), D Caskie (Gloucester), A Donaldson (Currie), F Harrold, D Millard (both London Scottish), I Tukalo (Selkirk), M Moncrieff (Gala).

Reds: K Logan (Stirling County); A Stanger (Hawick), I Jardine (Stirling County), D Wyllie (Stewart's Melville), J Kerr (Haddington); G Shiel (Melrose), A Nicol (Dundee HSFP, capt); A Watt (Glasgow High / Kelvinside), I Corcoran (Gala), P Burnell (London Scottish), C Gray (Nottingham), G Weir (Melrose), D Turnbull (Hawick), I Smith (Gloucester), S Reid (Boroughmuir). Replacements: S Aitken (Watsonians), J Amos, G Isaac (both Gala), A Macdonald (Heriot's FP), D McIvor, M Scott (both Edinburgh Acads), S Munro (Glasgow High / Kelvinside), G Wilson (Boroughmuir).

SCOTLAND A (v Ireland A, Lansdowne Road, 28 December): K Logan (Stirling County); A Stanger (Hawick), G Townsend (Gala), I Jardine (Stirling County), M Appelson (London Scottish); G Shiel (Melrose), A Nicol (Dundee HSFP, capt); A Watt (Glasgow High / Kelvinside), K Milne (Heriot's FP), P Wright (Boroughmuir), A Reed (Bath), S Munro (Glasgow High / Kelvinside), D McIntosh (Pontypridd), I Morrison (London Scottish), C Hogg (Melrose). Replacements: J Kerr (Haddington), D Wyllie (Stewart's Melville FP), D Millard (London Scottish), A Macdonald (Heriot's FP), G Wilson (Boroughmuir), M Scott (Edinburgh Academicals).

Referee: D W Matthews (England).

BARBARIANS (v Leicester, Welford Road, 28 December): G Hastings (Watsonians); J B Lafond (Begles), F Mesnel (Racing), L Walker (Randwick), A Stanger (Hawick); C Chalmers (Melrose), G Armstrong (Jed- Forest); M Linnett (Moseley), J Olver (Northampton), J Probyn (Wasps), S Lloyd (Moseley), D Cronin (London Scottish), T Rodber (Northampton), E Peters (Cambridge University), L Cabannes (Racing). Replacements: S Bates (Wasps), G Dawe (Bath).