Blair Kinghorn on growing into the 10 role, why he deleted Twitter and his backing for Hearts in cup final

Nothing in Scottish rugby has provoked as much debate this season as the decision to switch Blair Kinghorn to stand-off and the man at the centre of the experiment could be forgiven for becoming a little frazzled by the scrutiny.

Remarkably, the 24-year-old Edinburgh man seems completely unfazed. While recognising he is still short of being the finished article, he has embraced his move from the back three and driven Edinburgh to some memorable victories, most notably at their new home.

Blessed with pace, power and an astute rugby brain, Kinghorn has the attributes to trouble opponents as a dangerous running 10. He feels he still needs to work on the tactical side but has enjoyed reverting to the position he played as a schoolboy.

Not everyone is convinced and some social media troubadours haven’t been slow to criticise but Kinghorn has long since tuned out.

“Everyone’s an expert behind a keyboard!” he says. “I try not to pay too much attention to that. I deleted my Twitter account. People can think what they think but if I think I’m a good player and the lads do too, then that’s fine. I don’t listen to the other stuff.

“You definitely get more scrutiny when you’re in one of the game-driving positions. If we lose it’s the nine and 10’s fault. And if we win we’re brilliant.

“You learn things as you go. I feel the rugby side of things is fine because I feel like I’m a talented football player and everyone in the team is helping out. It’s been more tactical things, knowing when to run, when to kick, what areas of the field to play in and just being really ruthless.

“You see a lot of world-class teams and they have a ruthless operator at 10 who leads the team around the park. It will take some time but I feel like I’m