John Barclay led his Scotland team to a vital Super Saturday victory in Italy yesterday and managed to meet one of the team’s biggest fans.
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, is a big Scotland rugby fan and has regularly tweeted her support to the team throughout the NatWest 6 Nations.
And the author, 52, would have been proud of her side yesterday as they fought back magnificently to down Italy 29-27 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Sean Maitland and Stuart Hogg got crucial second half tries after Tommaso Allan and Matteo Minozzi had put the hosts in control at 24-12.
And with time running out, Greig Laidlaw slotted a tricky penalty to secure the win for the visitors.
Rowling was at BT Murrayfield to cheer Scotland on against England, a game the hosts won 25-13 at BT Murrayfield, before heading out to Rome in round five where she celebrated with the players at the post-match function.
