Gregor Townsend has urged his gamers to lift their recreation and produce an 80-minute efficiency in Sunday’s blockbuster conflict with world champions South Africa.
Townsend’s aspect kicked off their Autumn Take a look at marketing campaign by scoring eight tries in a 52-17 rout of Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday evening.
Darcy Graham scored 4 tries on his return to the nationwide crew after being ravaged by accidents over the previous 12 months, however his involvement towards South Africa stays in query on account of a failed head damage evaluation after the Fiji recreation.
Scotland now head into what will probably be be far and away the hardest of their 4 Autumn fixtures towards a Springbok aspect who beat them en path to profitable the World Cup final 12 months.
Townsend admitted his crew might want to enhance in each division if they’re to say what can be the largest victory of his seven-year tenure.
Van der Merwe scores one in all Scotland’s eight tries in 57-17 win over Fiji
Darcy Graham acquired 4 tries in all however might be an damage doubt for South Africa recreation
Kyle Rowe scores the primary strive for Scots in rout of Fiji at Murrayfield
‘Each space, for positive,’ stated the Scotland head coach. ‘How we assault, how we execute, the set-piece.
‘That’s what you do through the week, no matter what occurred on the weekend. There will probably be a concentrate on what we have to get proper subsequent week due to the opposition as nicely.
‘I assumed our contact work was actually good. Fiji are top-of-the-line jackal groups in world rugby, like South Africa.
‘I believe we’ll must be on it with each motion, each minute towards South Africa as a result of they’re the most effective crew on the planet, world champions, nevertheless we need to describe them.
‘We clearly produce other gamers coming again into our squad that, by way of their expertise and their skill, will increase our ranges once more.
‘Having performed collectively, we’ll undoubtedly enhance on the again of that, simply that understanding. We have been actually happy how rapidly the gamers acquired again collectively.
‘Maybe that’s a bonus once you’re solely choosing from two groups. Going right into a recreation, the cohesion is already there.
Townsend was joyful sufficient with win however desires to see enhancements all through crew
Townsend will want van der Merwe to be firing on all cylinders towards world champions
Skipper Sione Tuipulotu, left, hugs Huw Jones after he touched down for Scots
‘Now now we have to only alter with the likes of Blair (Kinghorn) and Finn (Russell) coming again into the choice combine. However these guys have been in our squad for some time now, so it ought to be easy for them, too.’
Scotland misplaced to South Africa within the opening recreation of their World Cup marketing campaign final 12 months in Marseille, a recreation which noticed the Boks blitz defence fully stifle Finn Russell and Co.
Russell will return to the Scotland crew at ten subsequent weekend, together with first-choice scrum-half Ben White and full-back Kinghorn.
Scotland have been far too one-dimensional and predictable in that recreation simply over 12 months in the past towards a Boks aspect who went on to grow to be back-to-back world champions.
Requested if they’ll watch footage of that recreation as a part of their preparations, Townsend replied: In all probability. We’ve clearly used that in a few of our conferences already and issues that labored and didn’t work towards them.
Huw Jones cannot cover his smile after getting on scoresheet in first recreation of Autumn collection
Finn Russell was on TV obligation at Murrayfield however will probably be out there once more for Springboks conflict
Prime Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre delivered the match ball at Murrayfield on Saturday
‘However they could have performed about 15 video games since then. So the collection (they performed) towards Eire, the Rugby Championship, these are all related video games for us.
‘They’ve modified their defensive coach since then, so there are little modifications of their recreation. They’ve now modified their attacking coach since then as nicely.
‘They’re undoubtedly enjoying a unique model of rugby. They’re shifting the ball vast, they’ve acquired a number of threats all through the crew.
‘It is going to be an open recreation, we consider. Our defence must be actually on level, not only for their physicality that’s coming, but additionally their threats after they transfer the ball vast.
‘It doesn’t come round fairly often enjoying the world champions right here at Murrayfield, so we’ll give it every little thing in our coaching week and provides it every little thing within the recreation.’
