Scotland have done the hard bit. A first victory in Cardiff in 22 years should mean the rest of the championship is plain sailing. Of course, with Scotland, nothing is so simple. France and England are next, both at Murrayfield. Scotland have beaten the former in three out of the last four home matches in the Six Nations, and they have beaten the latter three times in a row home and away. But it is when they are forecast to win that Scotland are liable to disappoint.
They are not really predicted to beat France this weekend. The bookies have them as four-point underdogs, just as they had them four-point favourites to overturn that long history of failure in Wales. So kudos to Scotland for winning last weekend when they were expected to. Now we might say the pressure is off …
