Scotland Coach Jamie Seery has named Glasgow Panthers player Graeme Stewart as Captain for the upcoming Four Nations, this will be the second time Stewart has captained the national team following last year’s World Cup when he captained the squad for the first time.

Coach Jamie Seery commented on his selection “I have asked Graeme to lead the squad again following last year’s World Cup as he ticks all the boxes of what the squad needs on the field, he is someone who not only leads by example but always speaks to the players around him to get the best out of the squad. He has a great ability of being able to communicate in different ways to players at the same time to get the message across.”

Graeme was one of the first players to get involved with Wheelchair Rugby League in Scotland and attended the first ever Four Nations in 2012 which he adds to the experience he has gained from his other roles including being current President of Loch Lomond Rowing Club.

He also coaches their junior girls who are racing at National Championship level plus he participates in flat-water marathon Kayaking doing races of 55 – 97 miles which helps him handle the intensity of Wheelchair Rugby League.

On hearing of his selection Graeme commented “After the honour of being captain at last year’s Rugby League World Cup it feels even better to be named captain for this year’s international campaign, the squad is progressing well due to the added interest in the sport of Wheelchair Rugby League with improvements being made due to the larger pool of players which has increased the intensity of selection days and also helps with the progression of players to the elite squad. A settled management and coaching structure this year is also paying dividends due to continuity of ideas and methods of progression. Looking forward to the Four Nations my goal for the team is for all squad members to showcase the improvements they have made over the last year.”

The highly anticipated 2014 Four Nations will be hosted by current holders England at Medway Park in September, and following last year’s very successful World Cup it’s sure to be a tournament not to be missed.

The Scotland squad will now continue to prepare for the Four Nations by training and playing a number of friendlies over the coming months.