haʊˈɛvɚ, wɪð hɪz skˈɪl sˈɛt, ænd æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə kɹuːsˈeɪdɚz ænd kˈæntɚbˌɛɹi bˈæklaɪnz, ɪt wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd baɪ mˈoʊst ɹˈʌɡbi pˈʌndɪts təbi ɐ fɔːɹmˈælᵻɾi ðæt hiː wʊd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tə hˈaɪɚɹ ˈɑːnɚz ɐ pˈɔɪnt ɐlˈuːdᵻd tə baɪ hɪz nˈɪkneɪm fˈæbʃ fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ˈɔːl blˈæk skˈɑːt hˈæməltən.
However, with his skill set, and at the end of the Crusaders and Canterbury backlines, it was considered by most rugby pundits to be a formality that he would eventually go on to higher honours – a point alluded to by his nickname FABSH (Future All Black Scott Hamilton).