Tom Bradshaw says the Scots let themselves down on and off the field
Half-an-hour into their defeat in Yokohama, there came a moment when it was all too apparent that the game was up for Scotland. Unable to keep pace with a Japan side in a state of dizzying perpetual motion, segments of the Scotland defensive line were exhaustedly trundling back over the half-way line to get into position. Yutaka Nagare, the Japan scrum-half, had already whipped the ball away.
It serves as a metaphor for Scotland’s World Cup campaign. In one way or another, Scotland were always out of position during ...