After a lot of deliberation and miscommunication Chris Paterson set out his criteria as a current World XV, Al Kellock selected from Scottish players in the last 20 years and Rachel Malcolm picked her Fantasy XV of current Scotland players. So combining all three of these together here is their final selection:

Listen to this special episode to hear how the trio arrived at that team as they talk through their selection process.

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Al Kellock Scottish players in last 20 years Fantasy XV: Tom Smith, Ross Ford, Euan Murray, Jonny Gray, Scott Murray, Simon Taylor, Josh Struass, Hamish Watson, Chris Cusitor, Finn Russell, Thom Evans, John Leslie, Gregor Townsend, Glen Metcalfe, Stuart Hogg

Chris Paterson current World Fantasy XV: Rory Sutherland, Malcolm Marx, Tadhg Furlong, Maro Itoje, Brodie Rettalick, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Hamish Watson, Jade Konkel, Antoine DuPont, Finn Russell, Semi Radradra, Virimi Vakatawa, Emily Scarratt, Cheslin Kolbe, Beauden Barrett

Rachel Malcolm current Scotland Fantasy XV: Rory Sutherland, Lana Skeldon, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Sarah Bonar, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Jade Konkel, George Horne, Finn Russell, Rhona Lloyd, Sam Johnson, Lisa Thomson, Darcy Graham, Chloe Rollie

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