Gabby Logan's son snubbed Wales despite pleas at grandad's funeral after ditching England

Gabby Logan's rugby player son Reuben rejected Wales and England to chase his dream of playing for Scotland. The 20-year-old had previously featured for the England U18 side before making the switch. BBC Sport presenter Gabby is poised to front coverage of England's World Cup encounter with Ghana on Tuesday. Thomas Tuchel's men will be aiming to secure their passage into the knockout stages with a win at the Boston Stadium.

The Match of the Day host was born in England but is the daughter of Welsh football icon Terry Yorath. During her own sporting career , Gabby competed for Wales in rhythmic gymnastics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. In 2001, the television presenter married Scotland rugby star Kenny Logan, and the pair welcomed twins Reuben and Lois four years later. The family's heritage provided Reuben, whose rugby journey has generated considerable interest , with multiple options when choosing which nation to play for.

JOIN OUR WALES RUGBY FACEBOOK PAGE! Latest news, analysis and much more Last year, the back-row forward was included in Scotland's squad for the U20 Six Nations . The call-up followed two appearances for Northampton Saints. Reuben made a comparable decision to Gabby by embracing his father's heritage.

Former winger Kenny won 70 caps and scored 20 tries for Scotland throughout his playing career. "I was immensely proud to put on the shirt," Reuben told Scottish Rugby after making his U20 debut. "I was obviously really happy with having that experience. That's one that I've thought about for a while so, yeah, it was amazing." Discussing his earlier choice to represent England U18s, he explained: "I spoke to dad about it, obviously, I had to get his approval that I was allowed to put on the rose, even if it was just for a few times.

It was good for my development to be there but I always had in the back of my mind the main goal, which is obviously [playing at Murrayfield]. "Every person that puts on the thistle at any level wants to play for Scotland and that's the end goal to play on that pitch. For me, making my family proud as well, and I feel like that's something I've wanted to do since I was a kid so I feel like there's no bigger achievement for myself than playing for Scotland at Murrayfield." However, despite his determination to achieve his ambition, the Sale Sharks flanker was recently urged to switch allegiances to Wales . Gabby disclosed that rugby fans had called on Reuben to commit to Wales during his grandfather Terry's funeral earlier this year.

Speaking on Sam Warburton's SW7 Academy podcast , BBC presenter Gabby said: "I'm very proud of my Welsh heritage and recently we lost my dad. "We had a lot of Welsh people at the service and a fantastic choir came up from Cardiff and there was 50 of them and they'd had a pint or two and were asking Reuben if he'd consider switching allegiances." She continued: "To be fair to Reuben, he's been Scottish since he was born." Reflecting on her husband Kenny's response to their son representing England U18s, Gabby joked: "Kenny was not quite sure how to cheer for him that day. "He used to just shout, 'Come on Reuben,' and I'm like, 'You can't just say come on Reuben,' and he was like, 'I can't say come on England.'" Reuben signed with Sale Sharks on a two-year contract ahead of the 2025/26 season. The 20-year-old appeared in four PREM Rugby matches as he continued his development in his emerging career.