The National Team
There are two Scottish teams selected: Scotland and Scotland A. The Scotland team is predominantly second-generation professional players, born and bred in England, whereas the Scotland A team (nicknamed "the Bravehearts") is selected from the domestic Scottish competition.
Scotland has participated in the Emerging Nations Cup (1995), World Cup (2000), World Cup 2009 and European Nations Cup (since 2003) competitions.
Since 2002, Scotland A has participated in the Amateur Four Nations competition and toured Italy, the Netherlands, and Serbia.
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