Hines and Murray Double Act Proves Irresistible

The ScotsmanMarch 08, 2006

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ANOTHER game, another courageous call. Frank Hadden, the Scotland coach, has dropped the two lock forwards who helped secure the Calcutta Cup last month as he opts for more experience in Saturday's RBS Six Nations Championship match with Ireland.

Scott Murray comes straight back into the side, after serving the three-week suspension for being sent off against Wales, and Nathan Hines returns to the starting line-up for the first time since the loss to England at Twickenham in 2005, having come off the bench and made an impact in his first game out of self-imposed exile, the recent win over England.

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Hines and Murray Double Act Proves Irresistible

It is harsh on Alastair Kellock and Scott MacLeod, but the unprecedented move of dropping Calcutta Cup-winning locks says more about the quality and experience of the two men coming in than the younger men being left out.

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