It wasn’t that Scotland were truly bad, it was just that the No. The Scottish Rugby Union wasn’t just blindsided by the move to professionalism, it was cast into a miasma of doubt and – yes, I’ll say it – cowardice at the very top of the Union. READ MORE: A closer look at how Scotland came up short in FranceIn Scottish rugby we cannot go back and undo the mistakes of yesteryear. The future of Scottish rugby should start with openness and honesty, and then we can make progress at all levels. My own judgement is that Scotland did exactly as expected, and were not disgraced.

Source: The Herald October 11, 2023 05:28 UTC