Scotland battling to avoid the drop

■By GARY HEATLY

SCOTLAND head coach Carl Hogg insists “there is no time to wallow” after this week’s loss to Georgia ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Italy to avoid relegation.
The young Scots gave away a sloppy late try in Rosario on Wednesday to lose their final Pool C match to Georgia 17-12. It came off the back of previous defeats to South Africa and New Zealand, meaning Scotland finished bottom of the pool and will now be battling to keep their status among the U20 s elite.
Next up in Rosario is the 9th-12th place playoffs and Hogg said:
“There is no...

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