Luke Crosbie fulfilled a life-long dream as he made his Scotland debut at Murrayfield on Saturday.
And his biggest fan was there to take it all in.
The Crosbie family - as well as many of his former Livingston team-mates - were in the capital to celebrate the 24-year-old’s international debut as he came off the bench as the Scots coasted to a 60-14 triumph over Tonga.
But it was proud gran Maureen who Luke singled out after the game - her first time seeing the forward in action.
Speaking to the media after the victory, the Edinburgh Rugby star said: “My wee granny hadn’t been to a rugby match before, but she was there. It was great to see her.
“She loves rugby, she follows me all the time. She’s always cutting out the paper even if there’s a wee mention of my name. She’s got a scrapbook.
“She’s got right into the rugby. Every Edinburgh game, she hangs a wee flag out, so now she’ll probably hang a Scotland flag out.
“She’s a big supporter of me. Just an honest, lovely wee granny and she made the effort to come out and it meant a lot for her.”
He added: “I was speaking to my family and when they saw that I was coming on at half-time, they were tearing it up. That’s kind of why I do it. I want to create these moments for not just me, but the people that are close to me.
“That’s the most important thing you can do. It’s not just always about you, it’s the people around you who support you from the start.
“My dad, uncle, auntie, my grandad, and then all the boys from Livingston came down as well.
“I’m sure they enjoyed a few beers and watched the game, so it was good to catch up with them as well.”
The forward, who has been called into previous squads but had yet to feature, admits it was a dream come true to take to the Murrayfield pitch as a Scotland player.
He said: “It’s been what I’ve wanted to do ever since I was a wee kid growing up,. As soon as I picked up a rugby ball, I wanted to play.
“Reflecting back, during the week I’d been really focused on getting all my training and my roles right to get my performance out there. But now that’s done, it’s sinking in a bit, like how much it means for me and especially my family, and my friends coming through to see me play.
“They know how hard I’ve worked and the journey I’ve been on. So it was a great moment.”
Next up for Luke and his team-mates is a clash with Australia in Edinburgh on Sunday - one he knows will not be an easy.
He said: “Everyone knows this is a really tough challenge we have on Sunday.
“Australia are the number three team in the world and they deserve to be there.
“They play an open style of rugby, which is great to watch, but it’s obviously going to be a real challenge for us from a defensive side of it.
“We’ve had three or four really competitive games against Australia in recent years so we know it’s going to be a really competitive match.”
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