Scotland take a 'step forward'
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:18
Scotland coach Andy Robinson felt his side could have secured a victory over their oldest rivals, England, but nevertheless described his squad's first point in what has been a frustrating Six Nations campaign as "a step forward" - following a defeat by Italy two weeks earlier.
A scrappy Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield on Saturday ended in a 15-15 stalemate between the Scots and English, with neither side managing to score a try.
Scotland will rely on France beating Italy this Sunday and Wales beating the Italians next week, while Scotland must beat Wales if their are to avoid finishing last this year.
"When we put England under pressure there were a couple of occasions when we chose the wrong options," Robinson said after the Edinburgh stalemate at the weekend.
"We're learning and what you saw was an improvement from Italy. It will come."
The result means Scotland will finish with the wooden spoon if they fail to beat Ireland in Dublin next Saturday.
"I'm really looking forward to Ireland," said Robinson.
"The players took another step forward this week. I thought we played positive rugby, I thought we moved England around and, credit to their defence, they held up well.
"I thought we created opportunities and I thought the way we tried to play with the counter attack and some of the attacking plays we put on was very good.
"Unfortunately, again, we couldn't get over the line. But I'm really, really pleased with the way the team tried to play and played."
AFP
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