Edinburgh Eagles manager says Scotland has potential for rugby league

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Six years ago, team manager Andrew McPhail called a training night with a view to effectively resurrecting the Edinburgh Eagles rugby league team only to find the sum total of five unimpressed players and a bag of deflated balls at his disposal. “I know there is potential for rugby league in Scotland if the right people are involved,” said McPhail, who first became involved with the club in 2017 when players were sparse and official matches even sparser. The Eagles even boasted representation in last year’s Rugby League World Cup, with captain and utility man Lewis Clarke named as part of Scotland’s 21-man training squad for the competition. “We’ve transitioned from the Scottish League to the North East League and we’ve won their cup and their league, so we’re heading in the right direction,” Clarke told the PA news agency. “The main goal is to get into League 1 and make ourselves a semi-pro outfit.
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