[hedgie43]

Cbloom,

In rugby, at least, there is no chance in hell that the Scots, Welsh or English would want to be in the same team for anything other than Lions tours. England managed to win the World Cup in 2003 without the help of the others and there is some great history in matches between the Celtic nations and England. With Scotland considering independence and with the Welsh national identity being tied to rugby, it will never happen. Do you remember how crazy the Welsh went when they won the Grand Slam in 2005? A British team winning the World Cup wouldn't create that level of excitement or passion.