Last weekend’s Guinness PRO12 Rugby Union Tournament match between the Glasgow Warriors and Leinster Rugby was going to feature the first player to wear a microphone in the history of the tournament and elite rugby overall. But it got postponed due to weather.
Mike Blair, the Glasgow Warrior’s scrum-half, was designated to be the player to wear the microphone. The scrum-half is the position on the team that links forwards and backs on the field. Scrum-halfs must be excellent communicators because they are responsible for directing the forwards and providing the backs with good passes.
Mike Blair is a perfect selection for being the first rugby player to wear a microphone because he is a member of the Glasgow Warriors who are the tournament’s defending champions and because he plays the position that requires the most on-field communication.