Edinburgh prop D’arcy Rae has set his sights on further Scotland recognition after fully committing to the “dark side” and signing a new two-year contract.
Gregor Townsend oversaw a positive autumn with the dangerous Wallabies vanquished, but there are gnawing sores to fix.
The 30-year-old, who won his 10th cap when he started Scotland’s final summer tour Test against Uruguay, had just recovered from a quad issue sustained in pre-season which ruled him out of Edinburgh’s first four United Rugby Championship matches.
Edinburgh hooker Patrick Harrison could make his Scotland debut this Saturday against Chile after being named on the bench by Gregor Townsend.
The dual-qualified half-back had been touted for a potential call-up by Steve Borthwick’s England, but that hasn’t materialised and he has instead declared his allegiance to the Scots for their upcoming trip.
Edinburgh had to fight all the way against a spirited Zebre side but in the end they secured a 40-14 bonus-point victory.
As the great WP Nel retires, the paucity of home-grown Scottish scrummagers is troubling.