Scots Making Progress but Samoa Are Snapping at Their Heels

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Scotland's brief rise to an all time high of sixth place in the world rankings during the recent autumn Test series offered a much needed boost for the sport. Though they slipped back to seventh a week later courtesy of Ireland's win over Argentina, it turns out that, had Ruaridh Jackson's last-gasp penalty against Samoa not found the target, Scotland would have slipped behind both those countries to eighth place.

That is not to suggest anything other than the fact that Scotland are making real progress in terms of competitiveness against the best, or at least all bar the very best.

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Scots Making Progress but Samoa Are Snapping at Their Heels

As noted in this column a couple of weeks ago, there is real cause for optimism and, with three home matches to look forward to this season, Scotland should consider themselves as serious contenders for the RBS 6 N...

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