Hadden in tough calls for Scots

FRANK HADDEN may have sprung few surprises when naming his Scotland team for tomorrow’s World Cup eliminator against Italy — but he insisted it had not been such a straightforward selection.

The Scots will be at full strength for the winner-takes-all Pool C clash with the Azzurri in St Etienne, a match Hadden has claimed is his country’s biggest in four years.

Most of his big names who were rested for Sunday’s 40-0 defeat to New Zealand return, and only two players — Chris Paterson and Simon Webster — are retained from that match.