AFTER Scotland's failure to get into the top eight seeds for the World Cup, the man who led them into the last one yesterday admitted that they must prove against Tonga that their slide down the world rankings can be stopped.
AFTER Scotland's failure to get into the top eight seeds for the World Cup, the man who led them into the last one yesterday admitted that they must prove against Tonga that their slide down the world rankings can be stopped.
Al Kellock asks questions of the South Africa defence.
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Kevin Ferrie
Al Kellock readily accepted that Saturday's meeting with the South Sea Islanders at Aberdeen's Pittodrie has a make-or-break element in terms of proving they can reverse the current trend.
"That would be fair comment," the 2011 World Cup captain admitted. "We've played against two fantastic teams over the past two weeks and we've done some things well, but we've not done enough well, to win. Now we're coming up against a team that are getting better and better and we've got to show we are too by, not just winning, but putting in a good performance as well."
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