When did you first play?

I started at Stirling County when I was seven or eight and stayed until I was 19.

Is rugby a favourite sport in your family? 

I have two brothers, one two years older and one three years younger, and we always played together in the garden. Wherever we were we would have a ball with us. My dad Keith coached my junior team.

When did you first represent Scotland?

In the U20s. I trained with the U18s but didn’t play.

You played in New Zealand last summer. How was that?

It was brilliant to go there on the John Macphail Scholarship. I had Jason Holland (ex-Munster) as a mentor and I did individual sessions with him.

You have now signed a pro contract at Glasgow…

I’ve been there since I was 19 and it’s brilliant. It was great to come back from New Zealand and get my first start. The rest of the time I play for Ayr.

What else do you do?

I was an apprentice stonemason. I want to do my final year.

What are your aims now?

I am hoping to get some game time for Glasgow when the Scotland players are away during the Six Nations. It’s so competitive here… I just have to keep chipping away.

RW verdict: The 21-year-old fly-half has “an excellent base to build on” according to coach Gregor Townsend.

This Hotshot was first published in the March edition of Rugby World. Click here to find out what’s in this month’s mag!