MARTIN BOYLE will lead an exodus of three Hibs players this week on a marathon World Cup adventure with Australia.
And he reckons that it's a measure of how highly the flying Easter Road club are viewed now as Boyle edges closer to his dream of playing at the tournament.
He netted for Hibs in the first half as David Gray's men looked certain to take a significant step nearer to cementing a third-place spot.
They were cruising, in control and should have put the struggling Ayrshire team to bed.
But they were made to regret not taking chances and pressing home their superiority as they conceded a late leveller to former Hibs player Fraser Murray.
It was the second time this season that Hibs had lost a stoppage-time equaliser at Rugby Park.
Boyle now turns his attention to international football and is set to win his 31st cap this week in Sydney as the Socceroos host Indonesia before a trip to Hangzhou to face China.
But this time he will be joined on his journey Down Under from Leith by team-mates Lewis Miller and Nectarios Triantis, with the latter poised to win his first cap.
Hibs talisman Boyle is desperate to make up for his World Cup heartache when he missed out on the last Qatar finals when he suffered a later knee injury after being named in the squad.
And he reckons Triantis deserves the recognition too.
He said: "You've seen over the years the amount of call-ups we've had.
"Rocky Bushiri breaking through too. It's brilliant. We're a club that wants to keep progressing.
"We give players opportunities and they seem to be taking them, which is good.
"A lot of internationals, a lot of exposure for the club, which is fantastic.
"Hopefully we'll come back safe and sound and we'll go again.
"I'm delighted for Nectar. He fully deserves it. Full credit to him. He’s come up here, he’s worked really hard. The way he moves the ball, the way he dictates play is fantastic. He deserves the opportunity.
“I'll try to help him as much as possible. I'm sure that he'll be fine - he’s a confident boy with great ability.
“He showed qualities last season, that's why the club brought him back. You can see how he's progressed, which is brilliant for us.
"Nec...
And he reckons that it's a measure of how highly the flying Easter Road club are viewed now as Boyle edges closer to his dream of playing at the tournament.
He netted for Hibs in the first half as David Gray's men looked certain to take a significant step nearer to cementing a third-place spot.
They were cruising, in control and should have put the struggling Ayrshire team to bed.
But they were made to regret not taking chances and pressing home their superiority as they conceded a late leveller to former Hibs player Fraser Murray.
It was the second time this season that Hibs had lost a stoppage-time equaliser at Rugby Park.
Boyle now turns his attention to international football and is set to win his 31st cap this week in Sydney as the Socceroos host Indonesia before a trip to Hangzhou to face China.
But this time he will be joined on his journey Down Under from Leith by team-mates Lewis Miller and Nectarios Triantis, with the latter poised to win his first cap.
Hibs talisman Boyle is desperate to make up for his World Cup heartache when he missed out on the last Qatar finals when he suffered a later knee injury after being named in the squad.
And he reckons Triantis deserves the recognition too.
He said: "You've seen over the years the amount of call-ups we've had.
"Rocky Bushiri breaking through too. It's brilliant. We're a club that wants to keep progressing.
"We give players opportunities and they seem to be taking them, which is good.
"A lot of internationals, a lot of exposure for the club, which is fantastic.
"Hopefully we'll come back safe and sound and we'll go again.
"I'm delighted for Nectar. He fully deserves it. Full credit to him. He’s come up here, he’s worked really hard. The way he moves the ball, the way he dictates play is fantastic. He deserves the opportunity.
“I'll try to help him as much as possible. I'm sure that he'll be fine - he’s a confident boy with great ability.
“He showed qualities last season, that's why the club brought him back. You can see how he's progressed, which is brilliant for us.
"Nec...
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