It is something the SRU has done before, but it's clear that the enthusiasm level has gone up several notches as Scotland prepare for the match with Ireland on Saturday.
"This is a great feeling, really good," said Glasgow's Dan Parks as he made his way through the throng. "Recent times have been lean and tough with not many results going our way. Now, the feeling all around is positive. Beating France was special, but beating England better still. I can see how important these games are by the way people have responded."
It would be a shame, he said, if Scotland fail to build on the two outstanding performances, and Dan has good memories of his last game at Lansdowne Road, or an hour of it anyway. It was his first start for Scotland and his dropped goal had helped to keep Scotland in touch until Ally Hogg’s try drew them level with Ireland just before the hour mark.
That turned out to be the high point as Ireland capitalised on sloppy defending in the final quarter to run out comfortable winners. "It was a great day all round, apart from the result," he said in The Times. "We have not had a good record against Ireland over the last few years but if we go into the game with a lot of confidence and give everything then who knows what will happen."
Scott Lawson is determined to make the most of the chance with Scotland presented by the injury to Ross Ford in the Celtic League match against Glasgow last Friday.
"It is not how I would have wanted to get back in," Scott said yesterday. "But that is just the way it is and if the chance presents itself I have to try to take it."
"I was looking forward to playing against Ross," Scott said, of Friday's clash with Border Reivers. "It would have been an interesting contest. I never like to see anybody injured even if it is somebody in your own position. After that I still had almost the whole game to get through, you cannot worry about getting hurt yourself but I'm glad I came through."
Glasgow's Graeme Morrison sat out the training session with a groin injury.