Henry Pyrgos hopes to force his way into Scotland head coach Vern Cotter's World Cup plans

Henry Pyrgos hopes he has given Scotland head coach Vern Cotter a World Cup selection headache after back-to-back scoring displays for his country.

The Glasgow Warriors scrum-half captained the Scots against Ireland last week and got himself on the scoresheet in the 28-22 defeat in Dublin.

He followed that up with a late match-winning try in the 16-12 win against Italy in Turin which brought an end to a six-game run of defeats for the Scots.

Pyrgos finished the season strongly with Glasgow, scoring in his club side's Guinness Pro12 final success over Munster in Belfast.

The 26-year-old must surpass skipper Greig Laidlaw and Edinbugh's Pro12 young player of the year Sam Hidalgo-Clyne if he is to start for Scotland in the World Cup in September and he is confident his form has at least given him a chance of doing so.

"I think I've hit form at the right time," Pyrgos said. "It's always nice to score for Scotland, it's an amazing feeling and especially when you go on to get the win. It will be one of those moments you look back on when you finish your career.

"I feel like I've had a good year. I had a few unfortunate injuries but I finished the season strongly with Glasgow, playing in a really good team.

"I've had a few opportunities to play with Scotland early in this warm-up series which has been great.

"Hopefully the kind of performances I've put in will only help my chances of playing at the World Cup. I'm desperate to be involved in the big games.

"It means a huge amount to me to play for Scotland but my position is really competitive so I know it will be tough. But I'm building each week and trying to improve on things and hopefully that will put pressure on the coaches to make those decisions."

Now I'm back involved with the national team and it's amazing. Hopefully I can keep going well and then give the coaches a tough decision.

While Laidlaw was leading the side out during their disastrous RBS 6 Nations campaign earlier this year - and with Hidalgo-Clyne his understudy off the bench - Pyrgos was back at Scotstoun helping Glasgow build up a head of steam which would eventually take them to their maiden title success.

But he refused to let the fact he had been left out in the cold with the national team affect his confidence.

"Rugby is such an up-and-down sport when you play it professionally," he explained. "You can't really worry about what is out of your control.

"It's great for Sam and Grieg, they both had really good seasons and they got their opportunity for Scotland and did well.

"But during that time I just concentrated on myself and I was fortunate enough to be involved with Glasgow when we were going well. That took up my full focus.

"Now I'm back involved with the national team and it's amazing. Hopefully I can keep going well and then give the coaches a tough decision."