In the Scotsman Stuart Bathgate ponders the implications of last night's clash between Edinburgh and Glasgow for two of the scrum-halves vying for the Scotland No.9 shirt.
As Scotland coach Andy Robinson watched last night’s match, for instance, you can be sure he took especial interest in the first direct meeting for six years of Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter. It scarcely seemed credible that the two scrum-halves had not been in direct confrontation for so long, and they could hardly believe it themselves when told so last week.
The most glaring difference was in the breaks made by the two. Blair, once so dangerous in broken play, made just one break, early in the second half.
Cusiter made four, beginning with a good sniping run in the first half as Glasgow came back into the game after going 10-0 down, and continuing deep into the second as they fought back to snatch a draw at the death.
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