Ode to Dave Cherry
Sport has become obsessed with long term planning, targeting tournaments miles in advance and over promoting young players, to their own detriment.
Maybe if Scotland had a pool of 10 hookers, they'd have selected the 25 year old instead and he'd have bumped Cherry out of the squad. But it's nice to see a 10 cap, 34 year old, getting the start on day 1 of the 6 Nations because he's the right guy for the job on that day.
Which Rugby players have had the best International careers, from a late start?