However the scrum-half, who has shaken off a virus to take his place in the team for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup match, also knows this cannot be treated as just another game.
Chris Cusiter is as intelligent and thoughtful an individual as would be expected of a man with a degree in law, so naturally the Scotland captain wants his players to apply heads as well as their hearts to the task of beating England on Saturday.
However the scrum-half, who has shaken off a virus to take his place in the team for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup match, also knows this cannot be treated as just another game.