Richard Bath mulls over Andy Robinson's selection problem at fly-half in The Scotsman.
”At least we know what Andy Robinson got for Christmas – a helping of Hobson's Choice, a surprise sprinkling of Catch 22, with a nasty little No-Win Situation thrown in for good measure. Little wonder that the Scotland coach looked even more intense and beetle-browed than usual.
“The clash between Scotland's top two sides has given Robinson plenty of food for thought, but nowhere are the selectorial decisions he will be taking less enviable than at stand-off, where all of the cards in his hand were on display at Murrayfield. Unfortunately, the outcome was as plain for him to see as it was for the rest of the stadium.
“On the one hand there was the player who is out of favour with the Scotland management and seemingly on his way out of the country, bound for the bright lights of Cardiff Blues in the summer. Dan Parks was imperious in virtually everything he did, playing with a control, confidence and experience which his coach Sean Lineen later described as breathtaking.”
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