SCOTLAND call-up Stuart McInally promised to 'do it for Dave' as he set his sights on reaching his half century of caps next Sunday.
The veteran hooker - who answered a World Cup SOS call from boss Gregor Townsend on Wednesday after Dave Cherry suffered a concussion falling on a stair in the team hotel - will hang up his boots at the end of the tournament.
With the 33-year-old planning to begin the process of qualifying as a commercial airline pilot in January, he's staying grounded for the foreseeable as he looks to help Scotland exorcise the demons of their 2019 flop.
McInally said: "I saw Dave on Thursday and he seems okay which is the important thing.
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