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Wallace Sititi offloading to set up a New Zealand try during their 25-17 win away to Scotland at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday (Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

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Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend ahead of their 85-0 win against the USA on Saturday at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

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Darcy Graham during a Scotland training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh in June (Photo: Mark Scates/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick’s Darcy Graham tells of delight at Lions call-ups for Scotland teammates

Darcy Graham scoring Scotland’s only try during their 35-16 Six Nations loss away to France on Saturday (Photo: Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images)

31st Scotland try for Darcy Graham not enough to help avert third 6N defeat

Darcy Graham in action for Scotland during their 35-29 Six Nations win hosting Wales at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick’s Darcy Graham says he’s very lucky to be back in 6N action after injury

Darcy Graham during a Scotland training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh on Monday (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick’s Darcy Graham and Rory Sutherland back to face Wales in rugby’s 6N

Darcy Graham training ahead of Scotland's 32-18 Six Nations loss to Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh earlier this month (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

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Darcy Graham ahead of Scotland’s 32-18 Six Nations loss at home to Ireland in Edinburgh on Sunday (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

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March 16, 2019, Six Nations: England 38, Scotland 38 Hawick’s Darcy Graham scored two tries and Stuart McInally, Magnus Bradbury, Finn Russell and Sam Johnson got one each, with Russell and Jedburgh’s Greig Laidlaw adding two conversions apiece, during the highest-scoring draw ever in international rugby, also the first time the Scots had avoided defeat at Twickenham since drawing there in 1989 (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

In photos: Scotland’s last ten games against England at rugby

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend ahead of their 32-18 Six Nations loss to Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on Sunday (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Gregor Townsend’s wait for first win v Irish as Scotland head coach goes on

October 7, 2023, Rugby World Cup: Scotland 14, Ireland 36 Ewan Ashman and Ali Price scored tries for Scotland in France, both converted by Finn Russell, as they headed for a third-placed finish in their pool and exit from the competition. Hawick’s Darcy Graham was in the Scots’ starting XV but he was forced off by injury on 50 minutes, pictured, with George Horne taking over. Ex-Southern Knight Rory Darge also started and Hawick’s Rory Sutherland, pictured contesting an aerial ball, was brought on as a 53rd-minute replacement for Pierre Schoeman (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

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February 22, 2020, Six Nations: Italy 0, Scotland 17 Hawick’s Stuart Hogg scoring Scotland’s first try during their 17-0 Six Nations whitewashing of Italy in Rome in February 2020 (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Chris Harris, Adam Hastings and Hogg, also skippering, touched down, with Hastings adding one conversion, as the Italians were whitewashed on home turf in Rome.

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Peebles player Oliver Furness at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium this week after being announced as one of 2025’s Macphail scholarship beneficiaries (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Budding Peebles rugby star Oliver Furness lands South African scholarship

Head coach Gregor Townsend and Cameron Redpath during a Scotland rugby training session at Edinburgh's Oriam last week (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend names team to take on Wales in Six Nations

Darcy Graham playing for Edinburgh during their 21-20 European Professional Club Rugby Challenge Cup loss to Gloucester at home at the capital's Hive Stadium on Saturday, January 13 (Pic: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Scotland winger Darcy Graham ruled out of start of Six Nations by injury

Selkirk's Monroe Job at this week's John Macphail scholarship announcement at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Selkirk rugby prospects Monroe Job and Callum Smyth land scholarships abroad

Finn Russell warming up ahead of Scotland's autumn international test against Argentina at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium in November (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Borders rugby hero Chris Paterson backing Finn Russell to prove a hit at Bath

Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland, prior to yesterday's Guinness Six Nations match against Italy at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Scotland rugby head coach Gregor Townsend praises players for togetherness durin...

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend during the captain's run yesterday, March 13, prior to today's Six Nations loss to Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend frustrated at failing to follow up Calcutta ...

Scotland captain Stuart Hogg with the Calcutta Cup following his side's victory in the Guinness Six Nations match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium today. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Hawick's Stuart Hogg inspires Scotland to first Twickenham win for almost 40 yea...

Darcy Graham takes on Georgian fly-half Tedo Abzhandadze last Friday. (Photo by Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hogg wins second successive Six Nations championship player award

Stuart Hogg (picture Ian Rutherford)

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Borders star Stuart Hogg scored another try for Scotland, in the 16th minute of Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with France in Paris '“ but it couldn't stop the Scots going down to a bruising 22-16 loss.
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