This would prove to be their last African Cup of Nations game for 12 years.

His other two caps came the following year, also in Four Nations games and England would go on to finish joint Champions.

Geraldo played three 2013 Africa Cup of Nations games.

In 2008, Gomarsall started the first two Six Nations games before being dropped for the third against France.

"To get the chance to captain Scotland for the opening Six Nations game is huge," he said.

He scored his first international try in a Six Nations game against Ireland in March 2012.

We have improved steadily, won two Five Nations games last season and pulled away from the lowest ebb anyone can remember.

He was in the starting line-up for all the Six Nations games in 2002, and scored a try against Ireland.

It has got to be my aim now to get into the side for the first Six Nations game against Scotland.

A failure to progress these plans has been cited as the reason for moving Italy's home Six Nations games from 2012.