Scotland were beaten 26-18 in the first Test in Argentina despite a spirited second-half comeback.
“We were below our best in that first half,” said the skipper. The second half was a lot better but we just didn’t kick on in the final quarter. “We didn’t have much ball in the first half and we had to defend for a number of phases,” he said.
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Tries at start of the second half from Mark Bennett and Rory Hutchinson opened door for fightback Scottish win but Argentina prove too strong.
If that’s the way it is going to be over the course of the series then we’ve got to make sure that we are better and more accurate when the ball is in play to put points on the board. “We’ve got to up our intensity at the start of the game. It was a stop-start contest all the way through, with a lot of scrums and lot of errors from both teams. “The game then slowed down so we needed more to change the momentum of that last 20 minutes. “We didn’t get going until the second half and that was frustrating,” said Townsend afterwards. ON the plus side, Scotland showed some grit when fighting their way back from 18-6 down at half-time to tie the match just before the hour mark, but there was little else to be encouraged by in this performance.
Scotland's recent good run of form against Argentina came to a shuddering halt in Jujuy as the Pumas squeezed the tourists...
Only notable contribution was to pile into a maul at the side. 20. Rory Darge – 5 Prominent with ball in hand early but picked off by Mallia for Carreras’ try. One big carry through the midfield his only other notable act in the opening 40. Kicked away turnover ball and tapped a kickable penalty. 3. Zander Fagerson – 5 A real mixed bag with some good touches for Scotland’s tries but overplays too often at Test level. Strong in contact when he got a chance to have a go. 2. George Turner – 5 Also conceded a sloppy penalty early on. 13. Mark Bennett – 5 15. Rory Hutchinson – 5
Six years after he last started for the national team, Mark Bennett marked his return with a try and although it wasn't enough to stop Scotland falling to ...
When you’re looking forward to a World Cup we need that depth so players have got to take their opportunities and step up.” But Argentina struck back immediately, scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou scoring their third try of the match, and they eventually went on to win 26-18. “I’m absolutely delighted to get a start,” Bennett said.