Scotland v France: Darcy Graham lighting up Six Nations after family torment

If Bill McLaren was alive today you'd wonder what he'd make of Darcy Graham, what glorious commentary he would come up with to capture the 'shimmy-shammy' brilliance of his fellow son of Hawick.

As quick as a trout up a burn. Like a demented ferret up a drainpipe. Could side-step three men in a phone box. All of Bill's immortal lines about great players from yesteryear could be repackaged and applied to the Scotland wing — and we could also throw in that gorgeous thing he once said about the dancing Phil Bennett in his pomp — if ever you catch him, you get to make a wish.

Graham is in the form of his life. The break that brought the opening try against England, the moment in the air with Luke Cowan-Dickie, the turnover at the death that sealed victory. There's an over-riding sense that whenever he gets the ball — which hasn't nearly been often enough for Scotland's own good — something exciting is going to happen.

Graham is 5ft 9in or 5ft 10in depending on whether you believe Six Nations stats or Edinburgh's stats. He weighs either 84kg or 85kg, take your pick, Either way, he's the smallest wing in the tournament and the lightest, behind Max Malins of England. There's practically nothing in it. And yet no winger of the 15 who have featured in the opening two rounds have broken as many tackles — nine to Damian Penaud's and Gabin Villiere's seven. If you were picking a team of the tournament right now then Graham, Penaud, Villiere and Mack Hansen of Ireland would make up the shortlist of four.

He smiles now at the memory of the folk who told him he'd never make it in the game because of his size. «In my head I'm a hundred kilos,» he says. «You have to see yourself as a giant. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I