New Scotland international Brendan Laney admitted the most daunting aspect of his debut against New Zealand had been watching the Kiwis perform their ritual Haka before kick-off.

The Edinburgh Gunners full-back watched in awe as some of his former Otago team-mates displayed the war dance which preceded the victory over the Scots at Murrayfield.

However, Laney maintains that his appearance for Scotland A at McDiarmid Park last Tuesday had pre-warned him about actually facing the ritual.

But Laney, who impressed greatly despite only being in the country for 12 days, insists he is already looking forward to his next Scotland cap.

"It was brilliant to play for Scotland and my first Test was an amazing occasion - something I will never forget," said Laney.

"If I get another chance to do that, I will be a very happy man.

"But it was quite daunting standing there watching the Haka - that was the most daunting part.

"The Haka is all about respect and standing up to it is something I did last Tuesday and today as well.

"But I have to admit that I didn't really get that nervous. It was just a case of getting out there and playing our game. We did that for 65 minutes."

But Laney played down the controversy over his selection as another 'kilted Kiwi' after the game.

The full-back insisted that his only focus had been representing the Scottish side under coach Ian McGeechan.

"I must admit that I was not worried by that - all I wanted to was play some rugby," said Laney.

"The political side of things - whether I should have been there - was out of my hands.

"I was very proud to be selected and hopefully I did Scotland proud today."