Matt Currie relishing Peter Horne influence at Scotland A

Matt Currie says the Scotland A squad are “loving” working under head coach Pete Horne as they gear up to face Chile.

The Edinburgh centre made his home Test debut against Portugal last weekend and will get another chance to don a Scotland jersey when the shadow national team take to the field at Hive Stadium on Saturday.

Currie will start in the less familiar position of wing and will hope to replicate his try-scoring appearance for the Test Scotland side in their victory over Chile in Santiago in July.

And he says working under Horne, who is combining his coaching duties with the national team while also leading the A squad, has been a valuable experience.

“Pete’s great,” Currie said. “It’s not long since he stopped playing and he definitely brings that energy and creativity to his role, which I enjoy.

“Our attack hopefully looks pretty exciting in the games. I think he’s a massive part of that, what he brings, that creativity.

“He’s diligent in what he does as well. He’s there for the boys and we all love his coaching style.”