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RUGBY legend David Sole led out a scrum of his ex-Scotland team-mates yesterday as they backed a No vote – and hit out at claims that it’s unpatriotic for Scots to be against independence.

The all-star line-up re-enacted the national side’s iconic 1990 march on to the turf at Murrayfield in a show of support for the Better Together campaign.

Stars backing the anti-independence vote also included Kenny Logan, Scott and Gavin Hastings, Andy Nicol and Finlay Calder.

Speaking at the stadium, Sole – who captained Scotland’s Grand Slam-winning side of 1990 – said: “I think the Yes campaign almost feel they have exclusive rights on the Saltire which I think is completely unjustified.

“I’ve played for Scotland, I’ve played for my country, I’ve split blood for my country and I’m very passionate about that.

“The other thing, the references to Team Scotland – we’re all part of Scotland. We’re a very strong and proud country and nation.”

He added: “I fundamentally believe, with greater powers devolved to the Scottish parliament, we can be even greater.”

Sole said the side’s 1990 win over England was a “defining moment in Scottish history” and that some of the members had wanted to show a “gesture of support” at the scene of their famous Grand Slam triumph.

Meanwhile, Andy Nicol said some of the players were angry that Alex Salmond had said patriotic Scots would vote Yes next Thursday.

He added: “He crossed the line with the insinuation that you can only be a patriotic Scot by voting Yes.

“Alex Salmond was very divisive with what he said about Team Scotland.”

Gavin Hastings said: “We are a group of men who are very proud to be Scottish and I would challenge anyone who suggested in any way that I wasn’t Scottish.

“I’ve lived here for the vast majority of my life and I’m proud to be Scottish. But I’m also happy to stand up and say ‘No Thanks’.”

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Nicol also suggested a Yes vote could mean the name of the British and Irish Lions could change, claiming it was one of the “many unknowns” of the SNP’s plans for independence.

Former Scotland scrum-half Nicol also said that the Lions teams, which are made up of players from the UK and Ireland and tours the southern hemisphere every four years, was the “epitome of Better Together”.

Yesterday, John Spencer, England’s representative on the Lions board, said that such a scenario had not yet been mentioned but confirmed it would be discussed at the next board meeting.