left out of the original Lions touring squad to South Africa in 2009, Blair was called up as a replacement for the injured Tomás O'Leary on 11 May, starting against The Presidents XV and the Southern Kings and coming off the bench against the Sharks. Blair was included in Scotland's 2011 Rugby World Cup Squad. He scored the first try in the team's first match against Romania on 10 September, a 34–24 victory to Scotland. He started against England later in the tournament winning his 75th cap. Blair earned his final cap before retirement against South Africa in November 2012. Blair got 85 caps for his country. He is Scotland's most capped scrum-half of all time. Personal life Blair attended the Edinburgh Academy. He is married with two children. Blair has an older brother Peter, and two younger brothers, David and Alex. David played fly half for Sale Sharks and Edinburgh Rugby between 2007 and 2011, and Alex, who also played for Edinburgh Rugby from 2010 to 2011. References External links Scotland profile 1981 births Living people Scottish rugby union players People educated at Edinburgh Academy British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union players from Edinburgh Edinburgh Rugby players CA Brive players Scotland international rugby union players Boroughmuir RFC players Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Glasgow Warriors players Glasgow Warriors coaches Alumni of Durham University Durham University RFC players Newcastle Falcons players