At the end we did a warm down which turned into a small lap of honour and it was great to see a small knot of Scottish fans in the crowd.

BBC: John Barclay's view

Instead, he has been left to sort out the Gordian Knot that is the U.K.'s 4G spectrum auction, a task even Alexander the Great's sword would have failed to achieve.

WSJ: U.K.'s 4G Auction a Missed Opportunity for Real Competition