Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend instructed his gamers to hold on to the nice emotions and progress from their South American tour after it ended with last-gasp disappointment.
Scotland have been 15 factors in entrance with half an hour left of the deciding Take a look at towards Argentina and nonetheless led when the clock hit 80 minutes.
Nonetheless, Edinburgh winger Emiliano Boffelli snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for the Pumas when he crossed earlier than kicking over to seal a 34-31 house win.
Whereas conceding Take a look at rugby was all about outcomes, Townsend harassed the positives of their summer season expertise, with a lot of youthful gamers given alternatives amid the absence of the likes of Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell and Jamie Ritchie.
“What we now have created right here, we now have received to verify we save that in our minds,” Townsend mentioned in a video on the Scottish Rugby Twitter account.
“How we received to this stage as a bunch off the sphere, I’m so pleased with them. They’ve come collectively, grown as a bunch and represented their nation off the sphere outstandingly properly.
“And proven on the sphere that they actually look after one another. The best way they defended the strive line within the second Take a look at, the best way they put their our bodies on the road for 80 minutes (on Saturday). These are attributes which are going to result in success sooner or later.
“We could have a distinct group come November, we could have accidents and different gamers who weren’t on this tour to return again.
I imagine we shall be (higher for the expertise) and a few of these gamers who’ve been on this tour have an enormous future forward of them
Gregor Townsend
“We now have received to verify we’re higher for the expertise.
“I imagine we shall be and a few of these gamers who’ve been on this tour have an enormous future forward of them.”
Duhan van der Merwe and Ewan Ashman each scored strive doubles, however Argentina fought again and got a lifeline when Scotland kicked a penalty in direction of the nook with 10 minutes remaining just for Jonny Grey to be held up over the strive line.
Townsend mentioned: “Whenever you have a look at the 75-minute efficiency, let’s name it, to have the ability to begin properly in defence, to then construct some phases in assault, to seek out our method to the strive line, to attain 4 tries over right here with a brand new crew, a younger crew, it was nice to see them put that efficiency in.
“We all know Argentina are a superb aspect and at house they play with lots of physicality.
“However we’re about profitable. Performances are one thing we are going to analyse as coaches and look to construct on, however finally Take a look at rugby is about profitable and we didn’t discover a method to win on the finish when it was there for us.”
Townsend handed debuts to Glasgow full-back Ollie Smith and Edinburgh lock Glen Younger.
“Ollie appeared actually comfy at full-back,” he mentioned. “He has been glorious on tour, labored actually laborious in coaching. He’s received huge attributes to his sport, along with his capability to beat gamers, a robust left foot, and he confirmed that.
“Glen was excellent when he got here on – took the ball to the opposition, defended properly.
“And a point out too to Ewan Ashman. A primary begin for his nation and he scores within the nook, what a strive for us, which received us forward and we kicked on after that till the final two or three minutes.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
