Gael Force is a rugby team formed by the Scottish Rugby Union

Scottish Rugby Union

The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:...

 to play in the newly formed British and Irish Cup

British and Irish Cup

The British and Irish Cup is a semi-professional northern hemisphere rugby union competition. It took place for the first time in the 2009/10 season...

. The team is formed from the ranks of Magners League sides Glasgow Warriors

Glasgow Warriors

The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to...

 and Edinburgh Rugby and from players in the Scottish Rugby academy.

The other two places allocated to Scotland in the British and Irish Cup

British and Irish Cup

The British and Irish Cup is a semi-professional northern hemisphere rugby union competition. It took place for the first time in the 2009/10 season...

 are taken by the Scottish Premiership champions and the winners of the Scottish Cup. In the inaugurable competition of 2009/2010 these will be Heriot's and Ayr .

The national academy coach, Stephen Gemmell is head coach of the team. Home games will be played at Bridgehaugh, home of Stirling County RFC