NO FAIR-MINDED sports fan – not even the most one-eyed of Scots – could seriously object to the fact that Finlay Christie will run out at Murrayfield tomorrow in the famous All Black shirt of New Zealand rather than the navy blue jersey of his birthland, given that the scrum-half has spent 21 of his 28 years on this planet living in the Land Of The Long White Cloud.
But just in case any smart aleck might be thinking of making an issue out of it, Kiwi head coach Ian Foster made sure he was first out the blocks during yesterday’s team announcement press conference.
