NOW that the warm-up is out of the way, Scotland now face a real examination of where we are in the world rugby stakes at the moment. Three tests against Argentina in their backyard will be a searching inquiry into how well prepared Scotland are for next year’s World Cup in France.
At the very least a series victory must be achieved by Scotland, but there are several reasons why that might not happen. The days when the Scottish Rugby Union could dismiss Argentina as not worthy of full cap status are long gone, and as I write this, Argentina sit in eighth place in the world rankings, narrowly behind Scotland in seventh. Indeed if Argentina were to win the series, they would overhaul us.
