Scotland call for Hefin O'Hare

March 16, 2009

Scotland call for Hefin O'Hare

Posted by Editor on March 16, 2009 02:44 PM | 5 comments | Print | E-mail author

Hefin O'Hare is included in Scotland's 7s squad

Glasgow Warriors winger Hefin O'Hare has been called-up to the Scotland 7s squad for the next two tournaments on the IRB Sevens World Series in Hong Kong and Adelaide.

Hefin, who has played for the Warriors since 2005, will make his Scotland representative debut having qualified through residency.

Looking forward to playing in the blue of Scotland, Hefin said: “It was fantastic to get the call-up to the Scotland 7s squad. They made a great finish to the World Cup Sevens and it’s a real honour for me to be involved.

"Qualifying to play for Scotland has been in the back of my mind the past few years and it’ll be a great feeling to finally pull on that blue jersey.”

Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell said: “Hefin has always been an exciting player with Glasgow, he has a real cutting edge, and this is a fantastic opportunity to play for Scotland in a big tournament."

Hong Kong Pool F: Kenya, USA, Scotland, West Indies

Scotland 7s’ Pool F fixtures at the IRB Hong Kong Sevens (27-29 March):
Day 1 – Scotland v USA, kick-off 7:10pm HKT, 11:10am GMT
Day 2 – Kenya v Scotland, kick-off 12:42pm HKT, 4:42am GMT
Day 2 – Scotland v West Indies, kick-off 2:54pm HKT, 6:54am GMT

Adelaide Pool B: Argentina, Fiji, France, Scotland

Scotland 7s’ Pool B fixtures at the IRB Adelaide Sevens (3-5 April):
Day 1 – Fiji v Scotland, kick-off 6:58pm CST, 7:58am GMT
Day 2 – Argentina v Scotland, kick-off 1:43pm CST, 2:43am GMT
Day 2 – France v Scotland, kick-off 4:10pm CST, 5:10am GMT

Scotland 7s squad (sponsor Murray) to compete at the IRB Sevens World Series events in Hong Kong (27-29 March) and Adelaide (3-5 April): Scott Forrest (Ayr)* CAPTAIN, Mike Adamson (Glasgow Warriors), Andrew Easson (Edinburgh), Roddy Grant (West Of Scotland)*, Graham Hogg (Hawick)*, Jamie Hunter (West Of Scotland)*, Rory Hutton (Hawick)*, Chris Kinloch (Glasgow Warriors), Calum MacRae (Edinburgh), Hefin O'Hare (Glasgow Warriors), Scott Riddell (Blaydon), Jim Thompson (Edinburgh)

* = Member of Scottish Rugby’s Contracted National Academy

Posted by Alan on March 16, 2009 04:43 PM | Reply to this comment

Hef in a Scotland shirt at last! Brilliant. Congratulations... GO HEF!

Posted by AJPatterson on March 16, 2009 05:59 PM | Reply to this comment

Hef should be really good at this, but do we not need him for the Magners?

Anyway, congrats on the selection.

Posted by A-dizzle on March 17, 2009 02:38 PM | Reply to this comment

one of the most underrated glasgow players! always works hard when he plays! also agree with the point that we need him for glasgow?

Posted by gnasher on March 17, 2009 05:46 PM | Reply to this comment

Och aye the noo, boyo. Tidy

Posted by RJG on March 18, 2009 11:01 AM | Reply to this comment

A fantastic achievement for the wee warrior. Hef is one of the most professional and committed players at the club and I hope he has a great time representing Scotland. Come back healthy!