CAPE TOWN : Success for Scotland over Italy in their first World Cup warm-up test on Saturday was far from convincing but still left coach Gregor Townsend pleased with a win under their belt some six weeks before the kick-off of the tournament in France. Scotland beat Italy 25-13 at Murrayfield in the fir
CAPE TOWN : Success for Scotland over Italy in their first World Cup warm-up test on Saturday was far from convincing but still left coach Gregor Townsend pleased with a win under their belt some six weeks before the kick-off of the tournament in France.
"There's a lot around the World Cup squad selection but really the important thing is to get the team out there to play these big games so we go into the South Africa game with a team that's gelled together and played in big games," said Townsend, whose side’s first game in Pool B at the World Cup is against holders South Africa in Marseille on Sept. 10.
Against Italy, Townsend had experimented and left out many of his regulars to look at some of the fringe candidates. "Handling was a concern, especially in first and second phases. We weren't able to apply the pressure we aim to apply on Italy. I felt our defence was really secure. Set-piece, the defence of the maul. Our scrum was dominant throughout. That will be pleasing for the players and the coaches. Next week we have to tidy up those handling errors."
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