'I'm More Scottish Than English' Insists Recruit Hamilton

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JIM Hamilton yesterday declared himself to be more Scottish than English but admitted he won't be fully accepted by his new international team-mates until he puts his body on the line for his adopted country.

The Swindon-born Leicester lock forward's decision to resist overtures from England coach Andy Robinson and pledge himself to Scotland is a striking example of how rugby's stock is rising north of the Border.

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'I'm More Scottish Than English' Insists Recruit Hamilton

Hamilton, 23, spent eight years of his childhood in Inverness and qualifies for Scotland through his Glasgow-born father who was in the Army.

He told The Scotsman yesterday: "It was a big decision for me to make because I am a Leicester lad, and while I've thought about it for quite a long time I wanted to make sure that I was making the right mo...

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