Cousin said: "The Scottish players like a good drink. What's more, they put their beer in big glasses here. It's as if they need it to recharge the machine. There are also chips and pizzas in the dressing room at the end of the match, plus Coca-Cola and ketchup.

"Now and again, that is fine but they do it all the time. If I started following them, I would put on 10 kilos. I'm surprised when I see the physique of some of them and the way they run around like madmen. But I have never seen them turn up drunk for training."