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Bryan Easson reacts as Scotland bow out of Rugby World Cup
By PA
Scotland head coach Bryan Easson was left to rue missed opportunities as his side were knocked out of the Women’s Rugby World Cup following a 57-0 thrashing at the hands of hosts New Zealand.
New Zealand stormed to a dominant victory in front of their home crowd, with Scotland unable to get on the scoresheet, and they exit the tournament after defeats by Wales and Australia.
Despite an improved second half performance, it was a disappointing defeat for Scotland and Easson.
“We got caught cold a little bit, but second half we kept the ball so much better. It shows what they’re all about,” he told BBC Sport.
“We’re ready to kick on again and we want to be back on this stage. The two losing bonus points could have been two wins – that’s how close we are.”
It was a New Zealand side showing a number of changes as they prepare for the knockout stages, but seven tries were scored before the half-time break, with another two added in the second half. Renee Holmes and Renee Wickliffe both recorded braces for the Black Ferns.
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Think we have to accept we have been on the slide for a while now.Still interesting to see the repeated media pieces about the myth of the ABs slipping-I would say slipped past tense.In part don’t we have to give credit for the improvement of other nations particularly Ireland?Isnt that good for the game?Are we beginning to feel the impact of losing the Boks from Super rugby and maybe soon TRC?I would agree we are also ran right now so will be interesting to see how we progress-assuming we do!Isnt that part of sport though to be in improvement mode?Back to the stats though I think the Boks were under 60% leading into 2019?Now with the focus on the RWC does it matter so much what you are doing between tournaments?You just get through your group(remembering the ABs qualified 2nd in 2023)and then you have 3 matches to win the thing.
Go to commentsThe ABs have more than enough back line guys so don’t see issue there. Just the balance at center and feel time for Rieko to sit out.Forwards- balance still not right. Front row ok but miss Codie. But still ok. Locks- you now need to start s a tall timber at middle of lineout- Darry is the right guy. Then move Sititi to 8, move Ardie to 7 and then move Vaai to blindside. He can become the closest to PSdT . Then have proper bench as this is not a demotion but key to dominating last 30 minutes- Patrick, Ofa etc are golden here. Get the balance right between starters and finishers
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