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The Scotland national under-16 rugby union team is one of several junior national rugby union teams behind the Scottish national side.
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It is sometimes known as the Scotland Schools national team.
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The Scotland national under-16 rugby union team is one of several junior national rugby union teams behind the Scottish national side.
It is sometimes known as the Scotland Schools national team.
Scotland now run three Under 16 sides. The three sides - comprising 50 players in total - are split into three colours:- Red, Green and Blue. [1]
The Red and Blue U16s are home-based players; whilst the Green U16s side is composed of Scottish Qualified players based outside of Scotland. [1]
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