Cusiter refuses to contemplate wooden spoon

CHRIS CUSITER last night insisted the thought of captaining Scotland to the RBS Six Nations wooden spoon had not even entered his mind ahead of this evening’s final match of the campaign in Ireland.

Glasgow scrum-half Cusiter, named joint skipper with Mike Blair following Andy Robinson’s appointment as head coach, has been unable to lead his side to victory in any of his Six Nations matches since being handed the armband.

Defeat at Croke Park would make him the third man to captain Scotland to Test rugby’s most notorious booby prize since the Six Nations began. But the 27-year-old insists his only focus is helping his country claim the elusive win that would end their championship on a high.