Cusiter - Overdue win is all that matters

Chris Cusiter insisted on Wednesday that breaking his RBS 6 Nations duck as Scotland captain would mean more to him than lifting the Calcutta Cup.

Scrum-half Cusiter has presided over a hat-trick of championship defeats since being handed the armband by new head coach Andy Robinson. It means the 27-year-old is in real danger of becoming the third Scotland skipper to pick up the wooden spoon since the tournament expanded.

So he is understandably refusing to allow himself to dream of walking up the steps at Murrayfield to collect the trophy which could rescue his country's season, and said: "I haven't thought about it. We haven't won yet in this championship and for us to take that next step and win is the biggest thing. It needs to be our best performance of the championship and that's what we aim to produce on Saturday."

Cusiter feels exactly the same about leading Scotland out against England for the first time.

"I'll be a lot prouder if we were to get the win," he added.

"We're under pressure, we've lost three games - two of which we feel we could've won.

"We know where we are in the championship, we know how much work we have to do and playing against England at home is as big as it gets."

Date published : 10 Mar 201016:58:03

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