Chris Thau meets Alex and David Blair, younger brothers of Scotland scrum half Mike, as they aim to fire the A team back to winning ways at the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest.

If anyone had predicted that Scotland A, the holders of the IRB Nations Cup Trophy, and previous winners the Argentina Jaguars would line up against each other gunning to avoid the "Wooden Spoon" in their final match of the fifth edition of the tournament, they would surely have been sent to have their head examined.

So far in the tournament, while the Scots and Argentines have lost each of their matches, the less celebrated Namibian and Italy A sides have beaten all comers to line up on Sunday's final match day vying for the title.

It is a most unexpected turn of events.

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"We came here to retain the trophy and lost two games we could and should have won. This is why we want to finish the tournament with a win," said 20-year-old Alex Blair, the younger of the two Blair brothers in the tournament, who are both bidding to emulate their brother Mike in reaching the very upper echelons of Scottish rugby.

"I totally agree", concurred older brother David, 25, a member of the 2009 Scotland A Nations Cup-winning team.

"In attack we've done very well but in defence we've made too many unforced errors which led to some soft scores against us.

"It was a combination of factors - from the scorching heat to loss of concentration which doomed our efforts within the type of high tempo game we try to play. But this has been a good learning curve for all of us," he added.

"This has been a great experience for me," confessed younger brother Alex, who was only two weeks ago playing for Scotland Sevens on the World Series and has just signed his first professional contract for Edinburgh, the family franchise.

"I have come to terms with the pace and the level of skill, but find the physicality of the game a lot harder than the one I am used to," he added.

The three rugby-playing sons of former Edinburgh Academicals scrum half and captain Robert Blair are all on duty for their country this weekend. Older brother Mike has been successful in Argentina with the full Scottish side while his younger siblings will be playing their last card to avoid the dreaded Wooden Spoon in the IRB Nations Cup.