After doing likewise against Ireland last time out, Brown hopes he and 28-year-old Toulouse player Kinghorn – who could be shifted from full-back to the wing if Darcy Graham fails to recover from a head injury in time – can play their part in a fifth consecutive victory over the Auld Enemy on Saturday.
Gregor Brown says playing for Scotland alongside cousin Blair Kinghorn “was always a dream” ahead of the Calcutta Cup showdown with England at the Allianz Stadium.
The pair – related by virtue of their mothers being sisters – played together for the first time in the Scots’ Guinness Six Nations opener at home to Italy earlier this month, when versatile Glasgow forward Brown, 23, came off the bench in the second half.
Brown described his memories of watching Calcutta Cup matches as “a bit of a blur” but the one that does stick in his mind is the February 2018 showdown when Kinghorn marked his Test debut by stepping off the bench in a 25-13 win at Murrayfield.
“I remember watching that because I was in a Scotland under-17s training camp on the day that Scotland played England,” said Brown.
