When Scotland take to the field in Coventry on Saturday to face England in the Four Nations – a sentence that would have been barely computable in rugby league circles a few years ago – it is not only their winless run in the tournament they are trying to end as the sport breaks new ground in the Midlands.
Since the Tri-Nations was extended to a four-team tournament in 2009, five teams have taken part alongside the traditional big three of Australia, New Zealand and England – but France, Papua New Guinea, Wales, Samoa and the Scots have all failed to win a game. Thirteen attempts, no victories. Most of the time, the fourth nation has barely been near (although Samoa ran England and New Zealand close two years ago).
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We take pride from playing in the European Cup but it doesn’t match up to having a crack at England in the Four Nations
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