Braveheart forward Craig Booth answered his Scottish call to arms by kicking York Rugby League Club to victory over Doncaster Dragons.

The prop forward has been named in the Scotland squad for a triangular international tournament against France and Ireland in November.

The 27-year-old is the Wasps' first Scottish international since the country was granted full international status in 1996. Booth will join up with the squad for the first of a series of training sessions on July 1 and could land his international debut in the Armistice Day match against France at Perpignan on Wednesday, November 11.

The Scots are then due to play host to Ireland in Glasgow on Wednesday, November 18, after the Irish have opened their series against France in Dublin on Wednesday, November 4.

Booth, who qualified for the squad due to Scottish grandparents, declared it a great honour to gain international recognition.

"I have played with the Great Britain Under-19s and it is nice to know you just have a chance to train with the squad," he said.

The front rower revealed he enjoyed a previous call-up to the Scottish squad - only to have his hopes dashed by a suspension. He added: "I was in it when I was with the London Broncos. My grandmother is Scottish, I got put up for the squad and I was banned so I missed out."

The Scottish squad, announced by coach Bill McGinty, also includes winger Matt Crowther, of the Sheffield Eagles, and Castleford Tigers full-back Jason Flowers. Wasps' skipper Stuart Flowers, brother of Jason, missed out on the squad.

Booth may find himself in opposition to Wasps' team-mate Lee Hanlan when the Scots meet the Irish in Glasgow. Half-back Hanlan has two Irish caps, having played against Scotland in 1996 and against France last year.

Previous home internationals drawn from the Wasps' ranks include Welsh dual code player Gary Pearce, who won four caps, fellow Welshman Richard Wallace, who played once in 1975, and Barry Banks, who made an England appearance against France in 1979.

Meanwhile, Booth kicked six goals from seven attempts as York reversed their losing streak with spectacular second half destruction of the Dragons at Huntington Stadium.

The hosts led 8-6 at the break before scoring six post-interval tries to rack up their biggest score of the Second Division season, the final score standing at 44-12.

Said Booth: "That was what we needed. We knew we had to pick up our aggression in defence. We knew we had to win yesterday because if we had lost we would have gone further down the table."

The prop forward bore the scars of battle after having four stitches in his right ear, with the lobe being badly ripped in the 15th minute of yesterday's game.

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