Blair gets scrum-half chance

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has handed Mike Blair the scrum-half berth ahead of Chris Cusiter for the opening RBS 6 Nations Championship game with France on Sunday.

Blair gets scrum-half chance
Tue, 31 Jan, 2006 - 10:46

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has handed Mike Blair the scrum-half berth ahead of Chris Cusiter for the opening RBS 6 Nations Championship game with France on Sunday.

The Edinburgh Gunners number nine is one of three changes to the team defeated by New Zealand in the autumn Test series in November.

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