It was back in the late sixties or early seventies. Glasgow District were on tour to the south of France and one Gordon Brown (Broon Fae Troon) was making his first tour with them. He had been told that Rugby was big down there and to expect a lot of publicity.
When the plane landed in the South of France he was the first off the plane and was greeted by thousands of people standing on the airport terraces cheering and waving. So Broonie wasn't exactly expecting a welcome such as this but he waved back anyway.
What he didn't realise at the time was that Concorde was making its maiden flight at that same time and the crowds were cheering at it and not the rugby players.