The baby of the Scottish team has dealt manfully with every challenge thrown at him on or off the rugby field but the arrival in town of the greatest team was was always going to throw up some new ones.
The baby of the Scottish team has dealt manfully with every challenge thrown at him on or off the rugby field but the arrival in town of the greatest team was was always going to throw up some new ones.
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Kevin Ferrie
Interesting, then, that when Stuart Hogg spoke this week it sounded as if there might have been a reversion to some of the stranger days of the Jim Telfer/Ian McGeechan era when a decree went out that no-one should refer to opposition from New Zealand by their globally recognised brand name. "My first cap was a career highlight but to play against the All . . . eh, against New Zealand on Sunday . . . it's exciting times ahead; we can't wait," he said in answer to the opening question.
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