By the time the British and Irish Lions head for Wallaby country next summer, it will be 32 years since a Scotland second rower claimed a starting place in the engine-room of the red-shirted scrum on Test day.
Sadly, the latest news flash on Jonny Gray, who looked for all the world like a Lions-ready lock for much of his international career, had a “don’t hold your breath” air about it.
The age of Gordon Brown, a Lions mainstay of the 1970s golden era, was well and truly over decades before the other Gordon Brown took up residence in Downing Street.
The late Doddie Weir would have had a s...