Ben Cairns, an English born Scottish international has been used as a utility back but his favoured position is in the centre. He earned his first cap for Scotland at the age of 22 v Argentina in 2008 after progressing through all age-grade levels. Cairns made his Scotland debut in the first Test loss to Argentina in June 2008 before playing a crucial part in the victory over the Pumas the following week tying the series 1 all. He won further caps against New Zealand and South Africa during the 2008 autumn internationals before scoring his first Test try against Canada at Pittodrie. Despite missing out on the 2011 Six Nations, he was called up to Scotland's provisional World Cup squad In May but missed out on a place in the final squad before suffering the knee injury that kept him out of action for over the next year.
Career
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Scotland A Outside Centre |
2013 - present |
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Edinburgh Rugby Outside Centre |
2004 - 2013 |
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Scotland Fullback |
2008 - 2015 |
