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Scotland’s captain has lost on his four previous visits to the Welsh capital where he expects a ‘hostile’ reception
For Stuart Hogg, this Six Nations campaign is fast becoming akin to one of those anniversary tours that bands like to indulge in – a reminder of former glories, a chance to wallow in the nostalgia of early triumphs and faded youth. England’s visit to Murrayfield last weekend prompted reminders of the night Hogg’s thrilling talent was revealed with a stunning try in an A international. On Saturday it will be 10 years to the day since he made his Test debut as a replacement against Wales in Cardiff. In a fortnight, when France come to Edinburgh, exactly a decade will have passed since his first start against the same opposition.
Except for the Scotland captain, it is hardly a greatest hits tour. His first four Six Nations Championship matches ended in defeat and if Hogg is still “living the dream” 10 years on from his debut as a 19-year-old, the career of one of Scotland’s greatest players still awaits a defining moment, a collective triumph to crown what has been a fine body of individual work.
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