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Cox steps up for Scotland

Edinburgh Eagles' prop forward John Cox is the latest Eagles player to enter the realm of top flight rugby league. John received his call up to Steve McCormack's squad in preparation for the rugbyleague.com European Nations Cup and has since received two international caps and is gunning for his third and some Silverwear this weekend in Wales. The Scotland "A" captain is delighted to have been selected for the pro squad and came on as a devastating force against the Italians who came off second best as Scotland racked up a record breaking winning margin of 104 - 0.

"this has been my best season yet since starting to play rugby league. Captaining the 'A' team this summer was a great honour for me and I really grabbed it with both hands. But being called up to the big boys is the biggest honour you can get and I must say that being a part of a team representing Scotland means everything to me."

John received his 2nd cap for the Scotland team against Lebanon last Sunday (1st November) in the 2nd round of the European Nations cup in Glasgow:

"There's nothing I enjoy better than a big crowd, lots of support and having my friends and family there. Playing on T.V comes with playing at this level so I'm not really planning on letting that get to me.
I suppose all I really want to get out of this experience is being able to walk off the pitch pleased with my performance and pleased with what I've given to the team....oh and hopefully a win in the back pocket too!"

Scotland are now looking forward to battling the Welsh for European Cup glory this weekend (8th November) at the Brewery Field, Bridgend: Kick off 16:00 live on skysports

For tickets see www.scotlandrl.com or call 0844 856 1113