Adam Ashe
Adam Ashe
It is a huge honour to be included.
I’ve never been involved in a multi-sport event like the
Commonwealth Youth Games and it will be amazing to be part of Youth
Team Scotland. I’ve represented Scotland in age group rugby teams
but it will be special being part of a bigger team with all the
other athletes from different sports all looking to win for
Scotland. I’m really excited and can’t wait for it all to kick
off.
I’ve grown up playing the fifteen-a-side game of rugby but
Sevens really suits my style of play. I was recently named in the
first full-time Scotland Sevens squad which was an absolute
privilege. Sevens is a loose game with plenty of running and
passing and that really suits my style of play.
From my point of view, the Commonwealth Youth Games is going to
be an amazing experience. As a Sevens team, we’ve spoken about our
goals for the Games. Obviously we’re going to be coming up against
some tough and physical teams but we’ve been training hard for this
and to come away with a medal would be a good achievement.
At the moment, I’m training full-time with Glasgow Warriors and
spending Wednesday’s through in Edinburgh at Murrayfield with the
Sevens squad, where we work on Sevens-specific skills. It may be
just under three years to go until Glasgow 2014 but you can already
feel the buzz building among the guys. Representing Scotland at
Glasgow 2014 really would be the opportunity of a lifetime. It’s my
home country, the stadium will be filled with home fans and I
really don’t think there can be a better feeling than running out
onto a pitch in that atmosphere.
Hopefully we can bring back some silverware from the Isle of Man
and then build on that success over the next few years towards
Glasgow 2014.
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