Scotland found themselves short - staffed in South Africa .
Brown was recalled from a holiday with his girlfriend to make his first international appearance off the bench against Italy in the summer of 2013 , just two years after Edinburgh handed him his jotters .
Scotland found themselves short - staffed in South Africa and Brown was recalled from a holiday with his girlfriend to make his first international appearance off the bench against Italy in the summer of 2013 , just two years after Edinburgh handed him his jotters .