SCOTLAND coach Bryan Easson last night insisted that the team can beat Australia on Saturday and get back into contention for a World Cup quarter-final place despite yesterday’s 18-15 defeat by Wales.
Although the Australians also lost their opening Pool A game, going down 41-17 to hosts New Zealand, they will be favourites to beat Scotland, who at 10th are three places below them in the world rankings.
However, Easson appears confident that his senior players can ensure the squad recover their self-belief quickly and perform better in their second game than they did in the first.
