Dan buzzing for the Scots
SCOTLAND forwards coach Dan McFarland will be a proud man when he takes his seat at Murrayfield today.
McFarland followed head coach Gregor Townsend from Glasgow to the Scotland set-up for the summer tour and will take in a first Test on home soil today.
The pair, along with defence coach Matt Taylor, enjoyed a largely successful start to their reign with summer wins over Italy and Australia before a disappointing defeat by Fiji.
But McFarland, above, says there is a different atmosphere around the squad as the first game of the international season arrives.
“I approach this first home series by making sure I soak up every minute of it,” said Englishman McFarland. “You have a job to do, a job that I’m extremely lucky in that I enjoy doing it.
“I get to savour the atmosphere while doing my work.
“There’s a buzz about international rugby. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a supporter, a player or a coach like me; there’s a buzz.
“You’re representing a nation and there are a lot of people who are excited about it, none less than my family, who are up for the weekend to watch the game.
“So it is a proud moment, and you feel that among the players – and especially in the front row, where we have a number of debutants.”