There are two sides to each story, although.

And Scotland’s half is for all of their good work, significantly on the ruck the place they disrupted ball repeatedly, they left factors out on the Murrayfield pitch.

Composure on the essential second allow them to down, which additionally looks like a well-recognized story when up towards the very high nations.

After Pollard had made it a seven-point recreation, Scotland had a spell in South Africa’s 22.

The world champions have been rocking, however a choice to go for the quick facet gave life to their defence and the Scots have been shunted again and finally turned over.

At that time South Africa have been right down to 14 males, Makazole Mapimpi was within the sin-bin. It was the final likelihood they bought to smell a attempt to it handed them by.

It was removed from the one one, nevertheless.

“The alternatives Scotland created within the second half, that they had 5 – 6 possibilities within the 22 which they in all probability ought to have scored from,” Wright mentioned.

“However a mix of an absence of accuracy and good scramble defence stored them out.”

Townsend himself acknowledged that his facet’s wastefulness – coupled with good defence from South Africa – price them a marquee win.

“South Africa then confirmed their energy within the final 10 minutes,” the Scotland head coach informed BBC Sport Scotland.

“That effort within the second half was excellent. To open up their defence at occasions and match their physicality.

“We shall be pissed off as a result of there have been a few alternatives on the market.”