Young Scots must 'get aggro'
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:35
Let's get aggro: Scotland flank Allister Hogg
Scotland's "inexperienced" young squad will need to get a lot more aggressive to deal with the beefy Argentinians in the second Test at Buenos Aires' Vélez Sarsfield Stadium on Saturday.
Flank Allister Hogg believes the team's inexperience was what cost them when they went down 15-21 in the first international in Rosario last Saturday - when they failed to close out the game after enjoying a solid lead
He said the first-half performance, when they made some good line breaks and forward moves, was what they should have maintained or the full 80 minutes.
"When we were 15-10 ahead, we were expected to keep doing it and sealing it," Hogg said.
"That is something to focus on this week, to have the mentality not to lose the advantage.
"It is a young squad. I am not using that as an excuse, but when we had the lead we needed to kick it to the corners and we didn't.
"I think it is a mentality issue to know what to do at the right time and doing it.
"We have to be a bit more aggressive. We just need to keep the pressure on and especially in defence and playing more rugby."
There was some good news for the Scots, with three of their injured players aiming to be in contention for the game on Saturday.
Wing Simon Danielli (swollen knee), flyhalf Dan Parks (ankle) and lock Scott MacLeod (thigh) have all been receiving treatment following the first Test defeat.
All three trained with the squad on Tuesday as Hadden fielded two 15-man sides at the GEBA club ahead of the second Test.
