Scottish rugby fans can make a difference at France Rugby World Cup
Scottish rugby fans should consider traveling to the France Rugby World Cup next year on a ‘carbon neutral’ basis, celebrating victories with wine instead of beer. This is a suggestion from National rugby correspondent Martin Hannan following the news that the World Cup in Qatar produced around 10 million tons of carbon emissions.
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While that may be small consolation, Scotland’s failure to qualify at least means the team’s contribution is zero again, even though the Scottish experts chatted a lot in the qualifying stages, according to Hannan.
His comments come as claims by football’s governing body FIFA and Qatari officials that this year’s FIFA World Cup is carbon free have been called into question. Energy experts have calculated that instead of three million tons of carbon, about ten million are emitted into the atmosphere, more than three times the official figure.
A total of 60 million trees will need to be planted to offset the carbon emissions caused by the 2022 tournament. It is estimated that England’s participation alone resulted in at least 52,825.5 tons of CO2 emissions from fans traveling to Qatar.
Approximately 91,000 fans flew from England to Doha only to see their team knocked out by France in the quarter-finals. According to a report from the energy insurance company, around 316,953 trees need to be planted to offset England’s CO2 emissions.
Approximately 10,000 French fans also flew to the event hoping to win the final against Argentina, resulting in 5,625 tons of CO2 emissions. However, flights were not the only reason why this World Cup at least doubled the carbon footprint of the 2014 and 2018 tournaments in Brazil and Russia.
The report says that the eight stadiums used in the tournament were mostly purpose-built, accounting for 40% of the carbon emissions during FIFA and Qatar’s World Cup. This means that 24,000,000 trees will need to be planted to offset the carbon emissions caused by the construction and maintenance (and in one case, demolition) of stadiums.
“When Qatar was announced as the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup 12 years ago, FIFA came under pressure from the media, sports experts and activists for choosing a country with so little representation in the competitive football world. where there is no major national team and at a very high price, the spokesman said.”
He added: We know carbon neutral football is possible; take last year’s first full scoreless football game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Since then, Tottenham have committed to a nil-resulting match at their stadium and have topped the Premier League sustainability table for the third year in a row.
“And while it’s unlikely that 2.45 million fans will ever travel the world Greta Thunberg-style, there are ways to travel more sustainably. From booking with green airlines to considering carbon-smart accommodation options and supporting local businesses, sustainability will be a big question for fans going forward.”
Hannan said: Scotland once again made a zero net contribution to the tournament even though the Scottish experts blew a lot of hot air. At the very least, we will be at the France Rugby World Cup next year, so we can start thinking about getting the team and the fans to go carbon zero.
May I also suggest switching from wine to beer? According to the Upcycler’s Lab website, the wine is less harmful to the environment as it doesn’t require as much heat or water during the production and distillation process.
Scotland under-20s squad to play development game in Wales announced
Scotland’s 26-man U20 squad has been announced tomorrow afternoon [Saturday] for the game against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. The group consists of 15 forwards and 11 defensemen and the game will be played under conditional rules as both teams will use the game as an opportunity to look at a wider group of players ahead of the 2023 match.
The players who are in contention for a spot on the Scotland squad have been training all autumn with either Edinburgh Rugby or Glasgow Warriors U20 teams ahead of the 1872 U20 Cup, which ended in a draw last month. For more know about Rugby World Cup Tickets.
This weekend will be the third of three Scottish Under-20 camps in the past month before players and management return in January ahead of the 2023 U-20 Six Nations match against England at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday 4 February starting at 7pm: 00.
This weekend will be the third of three Scottish Under-20 camps in the past month before players and management return in January ahead of the 2023 U-20 Six Nations match against England at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday 4 February starting at 7pm: 00.
Scotland U20 Squad to travel to Wales this weekend
Forwards: Craig Davidson (Watsonians RFC), Max Sarri (Cardiff Met University), Robbie Deans* (Watsonians/Edinburgh Rugby), Moby Ogunlaja (Glasgow Hawks), Tyler Harvey (Hartpury College), Harry Silman (Cardiff Met University), Jerry Blyth-Lafferty* (Borumure Bears), Harris McLeod* (Stirling Wolves/Glasgow Warriors), Ruarid Hart* (Glasgow Hawks), Alistair McCallum (Curry Chieftains), Munroe Job* (Selkirk RFC), Johnny Rutherford* (Curry Chieftains) , Rudy Brown* (Southern Knights/Edinburgh Rugby), Tom Curry* (Merchiston Castle School), Sam Derrick* (Southern Knights).
Backs: Eric Davey* (Glasgow Hawks), Murdock Lock (Bath/Bath University, Luke Townsend* (Melrose RFC), Harris Rutherford* (Gala RFC), Kerr Yule* (Glasgow Hawks), Murray Wilson* (Gala RFC), Findlay Gilmour (Ealing Trailfinders/Brunel University), Ben Evans* (Heriot’s Rugby/Edinburgh Rugby), Kerr Johnston* (Boroughmuir Bears), Andrew McLean* (Glasgow Hawks), William Robinson (Caldy RFC).
*Donates FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy supported player
Scotland’s fixtures in the 2023 Under-20 Six Nations –
- Friday 3 February: England v Scotland, Twickenham Stoop KO 7pm GMT
- Friday 10 February: Scotland v Wales, Scotstoun Stadium KO 7:15pm GMT
- Friday 24 February: France v Scotland, venue tbc, KO 8pm GMT
- Friday 10 March: Scotland v Ireland, Scotstoun Stadium, KO 7:15pm GMT
- Sunday 19 March: Scotland v Italy, Scotstoun Stadium, KO 2pm GMT
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