Scotland’s Tim Swinson and John Hardie are Rugby World Cup surprises

• Swinson in from the cold to join 31-man squad• John Hardie selection may heighten ‘kilted Kiwis’ rowIf it is possible to pull a 6ft 4in rabbit from a hat that is what the Scotland coach, Vern Cotter, has managed, selecting a lock forward for the World Cup who has not played in any of the three warm-up games so far and was not even part of the extended squad from which the final 31 were chosen.Add the omission of a Kiwi ever present in Scotland’s Six Nations campaign plus a South African who will not qualify to play for his new country until after the World Cup kicks off and Cotter had plenty…

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