SCOTLAND coach Bryan Easson insisted last night that his team are continuing to make progress after the 57-0 defeat by New Zealand ended their hopes of qualifying for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.
Easson’s team have now lost their last nine games in a run that stretches back to the opening round of the Six Nations, but, with full-time professional contracts set to be issued by Scottish Rugby, he believes they can keep improving and soon start to win again.
“I think five of the last seven games we have been within a losing bonus point, and that’s how close we are with the top-10 teams in the world,” he said. “We’re getting closer and closer. We’ve learned a lot about ourselves. What we need to get better at in the close games is just finishing things off, being more clinical.
