George Horne was still at university the last time Scotland faced Samoa at the World Cup – but he now hopes to graduate to a regular Test slot by studying Greig Laidlaw's game.
The Glasgow Warrior was hitting the books on a physical education degree at the University of Edinburgh when his brother Pete was smashing into Pacific Islanders four years ago.
That narrow 36-33 win at Newcastle's St James Park helped the Dark Blues keep their bid for a quarter-final slot on course.
"I've not started a lot of games recently but we've trained hard and if the call was to come to start, I'd absolutely relish it.
"In 2015 I was at uni so it was a different atmosphere back then. I was watching on from a flat in Edinburgh when Pete scored against Australia (in the quarter-final) and my phone went mental, it was like I had scored with all the texts coming through.
"It was pretty cool watching then but even better now I'm out here.
"For the Samoa game I was actually at it at St James' Park – me and dad were in the crowd. It was a pretty nerve-racking day but good to win it and get through to the quarters.
"I was gutted for Ali. He has had a great season and was great off the bench at the weekend with a flipping broken foot.
"It is gutting for him but there is nothing I can do about that. It is an opportunity to pick it up and put in some good performances.
"I didn't think I was third choice scrum-half (coming into the tournament). Greig has a lot of experience and Ali was playing great.
"I just wanted to show up as well as I could in training and push them all the way for the spots and contribute well whether I am in the squad or the not.
"Now that Ali has gone, Henry (Pyrgos) is here and it will be a fight to get the jersey on match day so nothing changes in how I look forward to training and games.
"I definitely think I can bring energy to the team. That's one of the main things in my game.
"I don't think there was a lack of energy last week against Ireland, things didn't go our way but everyone was knocking their pan in.
"But I definitely want to get on the pitch and bring as much energy as I can."
