THE Borders is once again well represented in the Scotland Sevens squad to travel to Hong Kong this weekend.

Lee Jones, who returned to his roots in Selkirk last week for a careers fair at the town’s High School, is set to make his 20th appearance for the abbreviated national team.

He will be joined by former Melrose pair Mark Robertson and Damien Hoyland, along with Nyle Godsmark, also from Selkirk.

Scotland will face New Zealand on Friday night, in a repeat of last year’s opening fixture (kick-off 12.22pm). They will then meet Australia at 4.40am, on Saturday before completing Pool B against Portugal at 7.58am (all times GMT, live on Sky Sports).

Scotland Sevens coach Callum MacRae said: “Our live sessions, in training, have been very competitive with some new faces entering the mix, ahead of Hong Kong and Tokyo.

“Our toughest pool to date waits for us in Hong Kong, therefore experience and belief are going to play a big part in how we progress. “Lee [Jones] is a real competitor and has the positive mindset to back himself against any player or team he comes up against. He’s a guy you’d take to battle with you.”