Pat McCutcheon even travelled with the team to Christchurch as 23rd man with some close to the team thinking Link was going to debut Cutch in the final ahead of Beau.
I don't get it. The article you linked to was about the Chiefs in 2010 in the regular season. What's that got to do with the last Tahs' final in Christchurch in 2008? Pat McCutcheon wasn't around then, but his older brother was, hence why I tried to correct you. The Tahs played a final in Newlands in 2010, not Christchurch. I am majorly, majorly confused.
edit: BTW, that Tahs final in Newlands in 2010, had Pat Cutch at 6, yes, but Robinson didn't play for the Tahs in 2010. The only time a Cutch was close to playing for the Tahs when Beau was there was when a middle Cutch brother was in the Tahs development squad. Hence my utter confusion!
edit2: Ah, read the article and you're right, it does say that. I am astounded that a 21 year old Pat McCutcheon would be selected over his older brother - my memory was that it was his older brother who was selected to go, not Pat. But there you go, apparently.