
AFTER a tough seven days, this was an important step in the right direction for Gregor Townsend’s Scotland team, but the head coach was quick to acknowledge afterwards that one swallow does not make a summer.
“We knew we would get a response this week, with how the players had trained and how committed they were to improving,” he said. “It is a good foundation to build on for next week and next season. We were better today than we were last week, and we’ve got to be better again next week.”