MARSEILLE, France : Scotland always faced a monumental challenge to get out of a daunting World Cup pool but, having lost to defending champions South Africa on Sunday, nothing has really changed - they will just probably need to beat the world's number one team to avoid an early exit.The Scots, ranked fi
MARSEILLE, France : Scotland always faced a monumental challenge to get out of a daunting World Cup pool but, having lost to defending champions South Africa on Sunday, nothing has really changed - they will just probably need to beat the world's number one team to avoid an early exit.
However, despite trailing only 6-3 at halftime, they never looked able to make the world champions uncomfortable and slipped to a hugely disappointing 18-3 defeat while barely firing an attacking shot. "We have plenty of time to dust ourselves off. It was a bit of a setback today but all the hard work we have put in over the last couple of months has not gone away. It is one setback but we have loads to play for," said captain Jamie Ritchie.Coach Gregor Townsend bemoaned his team's errors, not least six lost lineouts, which meant they were never really able to exert any sustained pressure.
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