Scotland better off now says Vern Cotter

Cotter is bitterly disappointed with the result in Port Elizabeth – but with three wins from four games and 42 players used in the course of the trip, he has a much better idea of what resources he has and what needs to be done.

He said: “The tour, in all, has given me the opportunity to see a number of players, assess the depth, get a good impression of what is available and what needs to be developed to become competitive – and we got three wins out of it as well.

“All in all, we got a good look at ourselves in the last game but we will put that in context of availablilty, the team, the end of tour and the end of the season.”

Cotter admitted that the eight-try hammering by South Africa was hard to take but pointed out that the Scots have blooded 22 new caps in the last year alone.

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Scotland better off now says Vern Cotter