Dan Parks talks to The Scotsman's, after agreeing a deal with Glasgow's Magners League rivals Cardiff Blues.
"The 31-year-old yesterday spoke openly about his troubles in transferring his form with Glasgow on to the international stage and admitted his decision to sign a new deal last year was about ensuring his time in Scotland did not end in bitter disappointment.
"He faced the challenge of recovering from the shame of a drink-driving offence and being dropped from the international picture by the new head coach, Andy Robinson, and, no matter what some critics think of him, he has undoubtedly gone some way in recent months to restoring his reputation.
"Parks accepts his Scotland career may be over, but revealed he told Cardiff, whom he will join at the end of this season, he still wants to be available for international duty if Robinson were to bring him back into the fold.
"Scotland cannot afford to ignore a player of 47 caps experience, still only 31, who is winning Magners League matches, at least not while international rugby remains a results-based business."
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