GIANT lock Christian Scotland-Williamson believes “line-out calling” homework last season with Carl Hogg will stand him in good stead.

The 6ft 9in forward has played in three of Warriors’ opening four Aviva Premiership matches this term after making his comeback after a two-year injury lay-off with a back injury.

And the 23-year-old might be pressed further into action after reports lock Tevita Cavubati left Sixways on crutches after hurting his foot in Warriors’ pulsating 34-34 draw against Sale.

“Last year to keep me engaged, we tried to develop my line-out calling so we did a lot of analysis and homework tasks with Carl Hogg on a one-on-one basis,” said Scotland-Williamson.

“We viewed the opposition in Premiership games and tried to develop my calling intellect around that.

“The whole role of the second row is changing and you have to be able to bolt on different aspects of your game so it’s definitely nice to have another string to your bow.

“The relationship I had with Hoggy last year is like the relationship I am having with Mefin Davies this season.”

The academy product made his first-team debut with a try at Sixways in November 2013 after coming on as a replacement against Leicester Tigers in the LV= Cup.

But the former Loughborough Students second row missed two years in the sport after leaving the field 53 minutes into Warriors’ Championship derby with Moseley in September 2014.

It was a proud moment for Scotland-Williamson earlier this month when he made his Premiership debut against Saracens on his maiden trip to Twickenham.

“It has been a two-year journey to come back but I had been training for that point since March so we took our time with it to make sure everything was right,” he said.

“I was injured at 21 so having had patience should hold me in good stead for the back-end of my career as opposed to rushing back, playing early and picking up niggles and not having a quality career for the rest of it.”

He added: “When you are injured, sometimes it’s hard to integrate fully with the team but the senior players have been really good in involving me.

“Since I have been back, Donncha O’Callaghan, especially, has taken me under his wing and there’s no better substitute than him to be guiding me.”

The London-born player hails from a sporting background.

His dad Guy Williamson is a former ABA boxing champion and his brother Alexander Scotland-Williamson plays professional basketball in Europe.

“My dad won the ABAs twice, won the world championships as an amateur and boxed under the police force and is a barrister now,” he said.

“I am the ox and my brother is the gazelle,” joked Scotland-Williamson.

“He’s the same height as me – 6ft 9ins – but he’s about 102 kilos where I am 125 kilos but of the same mould.

“He was at the University of Alabama in the USA but he’s a free agent at the moment and is looking for another contract in basketball.

“My brother was in the USA for about five years and we try to support each other. He was playing in Belgium last year and he’s trying to stay in Europe.”

Scotland-Williamson lives in Worcester with tighthead Mike Daniels, who has been one of his best mates from their days at Loughborough, and Perry Humphreys.

“The game against Gloucester was our first run-out together as a house,” he recalled.

“We all started at Warriors in the same year and it was a really special moment for all of us and our families.

"When Perry scored against Gloucester, I think Mikey and I were more over the moon than he was.”