HIS international career got off to a fairly inauspicious start, but Hamish Watson is not the type of character to let that hold him back, and on the eve of bringing up his half century of Scotland appearances, the 30-year-old flanker was able to look back on that nightmare debut with a wry smile.
It was seven years ago, during the 2015 Six Nations, that Watson’s big moment came, when he trotted off the bench in the 50th minute of Scotland’s match against Italy at Murrayfield. The home side were 16-15 up but appeared to be in control of the contest, and they then moved three points further ahead when Greig Laidlaw kicked his fourth penalty of the afternoon to stretch the gap to four points.
