Gregor Townsend knows how quickly hope can turn to despair but their performance against France could spur them on to greater heights
T
he feeling that Scotland might just have the hang of this winning thing continues to build. Playing dazzling rugby every now and then has never been a problem. Meaningful wins? Harder to come by.
Perhaps the most entertaining part of the extraordinary win against France – and there were, how to put this, quite a few of those – was watching the resolutely unmoved disposition of Gregor Townsend. As if it was no big deal. Seven tries and 50 points against the red‑hot favourites for the title. All in a day’s work.
Townsend knows better than anyone how quickly the latest hope can turn to despair. He also knows that Scotland’s next assignment is the one in the Six Nations that has caused Scotland more grief than any. Ireland in Dublin.
