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Dr Richard Cox hopes to have Scotland mentally ready for next year’s World Cup

They might say you can’t plough a field by turning it over in your mind, but Dr Richard Cox would probably argue that it’s not a bad start to the process.

Cox has long been one of the most eminent, albeit self-effacing, sports psychologists in Scotland and his skills could be critical to the national rugby team’s prospects of success as they set off on the long haul to next year’s World Cup in New Zealand.