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Is Dan Parks the answer?
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David Ferguson runs the rule over the options available to Scotland coach Andy Robinson in The Scotsman.
"The issue of who will wear the No10 jersey is the prime example, but it is far from the only great debate to have emerged from the winter of Edinburgh discontent and blossoming Glasgow confidence.
"Dan Parks has won the battle of the two stand-offs, but what Robinson, Gregor Townsend and Graham Steadman will be analysing in some detail now is just what he did in the two Magners League derbies against Edinburgh – effectively unofficial international 'trials' – and how much of it can translate into the bigger picture of the Six Nations, and the attacking style of game they believe holds the key to turning Scotland from simply a difficult team to beat to a threatening, try-scoring opponent.
"We knew before the 1872 Cup matches that Parks could kick better than any in Scotland and that, behind a pack securing good possession, can control the areas in which games are played, at pro level. International rugby has, in 47 Tests, proved less controllable for the Glasgow pivot.
"The discussion over who leads Scotland into battle against France at Murrayfield in just over three weeks' time, will focus as intently on what Phil Godman did and did not do at Firhill and Murrayfield, and how much better he might be with a more proficient pack."
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