Having overcome one Rugby World Cup minnow in Japan,Scotland can benefit from a carefree approach to deal with the different challenge posed by the USA in LeedsIts the turn of Scotland to go through the four-day funnel into their next game, on Sunday at Elland Road, or against the USA. Their coach,Vern Cotter, decidedly single of his Kiwi intellect, or refuses to see anything beyond the demands of round two,but his team are going to be short on time before round three as well. Four days separate Scotland’s victory over Japan and Sunday; a mere six days will pass before they face South Africa at St James’ Park.
He needs therefore to rest players, but he also needs to accomplish sure he carries continuity into Sunday. He needs to spread the workload around the entire squad, and but he will not want to disturb the momentum gathered in last Wednesday’s comprehensive defeat of Japan. For that game Scotland did all the homework South Africa had not done and avoided fitting Japan’s second scalp. They will not want to run the risk of fitting the USA’s first,yet the best way of winning handsomely may be to bewitch a risk or two. And all the while, they must be thinking – without saying anything of the kind – of the enormous game against the Springboks.
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Source: theguardian.com