Scotland flanker Hamish Watson has been selected for the British and Irish Lions squad to take on South Africa.
Everyone’s favourite Scot; you can’t help but admire him. In a game of giants, surrounded by enormous people, he doesn’t take no for an answer.
Such a tremendous ball-carrier, so physical, and a ferocious competitor. You just know he’ll be a great Lion.
Here are five things you should know about the Edinburgh and Scotland fullback.
DID YOU KNOW? Made 60/60 tackles in the 2021 Six Nations, the most of anyone not to miss a single hit
#1. Nickname
Pinball – one of Watson’s two nicknames along with the slightly less imaginative but more common ‘Mish’ – fits Scotland’s openside flanker perfectly.