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Duhan van der Merwe on winning his 50th Scotland cap
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00:00It's an unbelievable feeling when I made my debut back five years ago.
00:05I never thought I'd be sitting here making my 50th tomorrow.
00:10It's just a very special moment for myself and my family.
00:14Gregor told us this week how many memories you've made,
00:18the amount of tries you've scored in big games.
00:22Could you have imagined that not only would you play 50 times,
00:26but have had so much success in Scotland?
00:29Probably not, no.
00:31I kind of came over as a pretty role player back in 2017 to Edinburgh.
00:36To be I've been in the receiving side of a couple of walk-ins
00:40and a couple of lucky guys against England
00:44kind of just shows the hard work that I've put in over the last couple of years
00:49and I'm grateful to all the coaches that have coached me in the last couple of years,
00:54that have backed me and helped with my game.
00:57Topping yourself down a little bit there, but there's been some unbelievable tries
01:02and two-time line.
01:03I mean, you've achieved a hell of a lot.
01:05Are there any moments in particular from those 49 games so far that stuck out for you?
01:10Any game against England is a special game.
01:15But no, there's obviously been a couple.
01:17Back when I, in 2021, my first Six Nations,
01:21that I against France in the 84th minute was pretty special.
01:26You know, scoring on my debut against Georgia.
01:29You know, there's been a lot of special memories over the last couple of five years.
01:34Gregor was saying there was plenty more to come from you.
01:37What do you want to achieve before your time in a Scotland jersey is done?
01:41Yeah, I want to leave a legacy.
01:45You know, there's still a lot more to give.
01:48You know, I wouldn't say there's something I want to achieve as an individual,
01:53but as a team, you know, probably want to look forward to this all two nations
01:57and going on all four games.
01:59Looking at the Six Nations, you know, have a real go at that.
02:03We've been talking about that over the last couple of years.
02:05And, you know, hopefully the day I retire, I'll be able to stay, you know, one of six nations.
02:11Do you feel this team is ready to fulfil its potential?
02:14Yeah, you know, 100%.
02:16Something we've been obviously talking a lot about over the last couple of years.
02:20You know, boys are in good form.
02:23And everyone's talking about it at camp, you know,
02:26and we believe we can go out there and do something special.
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