AFTER EIGHT IS A TREAT
Daily Record|October 02, 2023
Watson finally ends tournament forment in Romania rout
DAVID BARNES
AFTER EIGHT IS A TREAT

HAMISH WATSON laid to rest eight years of World Cup frustration during Scotland's 84-0 win over Romania in Lille on Saturday night.

Now he has set his sights on holding on to his starting spot for next Saturday's do-or-die showdown against Ireland in Paris.

After controversially going unpicked for the 2015 tournament and then managing just 37 minutes of the opening game at the 2019 World Cup before suffering a knee injury, it looked like 2023 was going to be another disappointing experience for the veteran flanker.

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