Blair, who captained the national side in last season’s championship and began this season as official co-captain along with his scrum-half rival Chris Cusiter, could be forgiven for cursing his fortune over the past few months.
Scotland’s team announcement may have been left to St Patrick’s Day but on returning to the match 22 Mike Blair sought inspiration from a jammy compatriot rather than the supposedly lucky Irish ahead of this weekend’s visit to Dublin.
Blair, who captained the national side in last season’s championship and began this season as official co-captain along with his scrum-half rival Chris Cusiter, could be forgiven for cursing his fortune over the past few months.