NEIL COCHRANE
THE FORMER EDINBURGH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, BEDFORD AND WASPS HOOKER/FLANKER

When I was called up to the Scotland Six Nations squad in 2018 the president of my former club Watsonians, Andrew Ker, pointed out that I’d take his record for being the oldest debutant to pull on the blue jersey if I got capped.
He was 33 and I’d just turned 34 when I got the surprise call from then forwards coach Dan MacFarland as injury cover for Ross Ford. I’d never been on the radar before then. While I didn’t get to play – Scott Lawson was preferred – it was...