We TOLD you he was going to be skipper!
STUART HOGG last night spoke of his pride at receiving his dream job after being named as the new Scotland captain. As exclusively revealed by
Sportsmail, Gregor Townsend has chosen the Exeter full-back to lead his country into the Six Nations. And Hogg revealed his only previous experience of the role, in a 30-29 defeat to USA in Houston in 2018, hadn’t put him off. ‘I loved the build-up to that game,’ he said. ‘I felt there was a huge amount of confidence put in me to be captain and I feel that way now with the backing I’ve received from Gregor and the coaches. ‘All I wanted as a kid was to grow up and play for Scotland and feel very fortunate I get to
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do that. I feel very honoured to lead this team.’ Admitting he will take a collective approach to leadership, Hogg added: ‘It won’t just be down to me. It’ll be down to us all. Finn Russell has really stood up as a leader in the way he plays but also the way he drives standards. ‘Rambo (Stuart McInally) and Fraz (Fraser Brown) up front, two players who have a lot of experience and are right in the brunt of everything that happens, and those younger players coming through, Jamie Ritchie for one, will all contribute. ‘We want the fans to be happy with what they’re seeing and see a bit of them in the way we’re playing. That’s when we’re at our best, when we’ve a smile on our faces and we’re expressing ourselves.’