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'A wins a win for a' that', Rabbie Burns would have probably written if he was an Edinburgh supporter. I suspect his allegiances might have lain elsewhere but the sentiment remains regardless.
The side we selected to take on what was always going to be a depleted Ospreys team had full debutants, players making first starts and players making first appearances of the season but it also had a core of experience running through it. It should have had enough in it to win at home against Ospreys and on that assessment alone it was job done.
However, it was a horrible watch and at no point in the 80 minutes did it feel like we had the game tied up. The fear that bubbled under throughout reached the surface after Ospreys got back to within a penalty of snatching the points.
There was a lot of hard work done by the forwards. A 100% completion record for both scrums and lineouts. There were also big numbers of carries by the pack. The back line however was largely devoid of any sort of penetration, invention or cohesion.
Duhan van der Merwe did have a big involvement in a couple of tries, unfortunately they were Ospreys tries and apart from Harry Paterson's late score the best moment of the game was hearing the Murrayfield stand choir chanting "Duhan made a tackle, na na na".
Findlay Thomson's player of the match award came with the comment that it was a hard pick. I'd have given it to Liam McConnell for his turnover which effectively secured the win in the closing minutes. Only Harri Morris put in more tackles in Edinburgh colours.
We missed Darcy Graham because without him the only back that looked like he knew how to avoid a tackle was Wes Goosen. We also missed James Lang for his experience and link play.
A full 80 minutes from the excellent Grant Gilchrist as well as nearly a full shift from Paul Hill probably reflect that this turned out to be a much harder game than anyone expected.
It may have been more prosaic than poetic but it was still an important win in the context of a tough period that starts with a visit this weekend from French giants Toulon who are sitting pretty in third in the Top 14.
Sandy Smith can be found at The Burgh Watch, external.
We asked Glasgow and Edinburgh fans for their views on their teams' URC weekend action.
Glasgow lost 23-0 to Scarlets and Edinburgh edged out Ospreys 19-17.
What Glasgow fans said:
Tom: I was at the game and could not believe none of our players were able to keep the ball for more than a couple of phases. Coughed up possession and handed a desperate Scarlets team momentum and hope. Jare Oguntibeju and Dan Lancaster were the worst on the night but everyone was culpable. I hope Franco Smith gives them a rocket for letting the fans down.
David: Dismal performance from what should be a top-level team, albeit not with their first-string players. They had better players with a higher skill set than Scarlets, however they were pushed around in the scrum and couldn't challenge the line-out with any consistency. It also seemed that any time they had possession they'd elect to kick, give away penalties, drop the ball and generally played as if there was no plan. If you want to win the season you really can't afford to take your foot off the pedal.
Garry: It looked like the classic example of 'never underestimate your opponent'. Scarlets turned up expecting a tough game and Warriors didn't turn up. Very poor display from Warriors. Scarlets earned that win.
Kenny: Hard to pinpoint exactly what went wrong here. Basically nothing seemed to go right. The lengthy international breaks always seems to disrupt much of the club season each year, yet Scarlets handled this situation much better than us.
What Edinburgh fans said:
Keith: A win is about all you can say. Good performance from Harri Morris with a try and perfect line-out, but should have won that easily considering opposition.
Adam: A frantic performance and a team clearly rusty from lack of playing time together, while the same could not be said of this Ospreys team. They were a huge pack by the way. We were lucky to win, so easily could have gone the other way. I am not sure about Ross Thompson at fly-half, his poor kick gave Ospreys their first try. His kicks for touch were generally poor, while his running game just doesn't bring any class to our performance. I would prefer to look to Cammy Scott, maybe someone who can make it happen in this position.
Stair: Edinburgh lacked invention and really struggled against a poor Ospreys team. The introduction of Scott changed the attacking intent of Edinburgh. Although they struggled to see out the game, they were far more entertaining in the last 20 minutes.
Rod: Two very poor teams. Edinburgh with endless mistakes, too many box kicks to nowhere and very little, if any, imagination in attack versus an Ospreys team who were even worse. Someone needs to finally sort Edinburgh out. We won but this was embarrassing. If this continues next week RC Toulon will win by a landslide.
Glasgow failed to register a point as they suffered a mauling away to Scarlets in the URC.
Warriors fans, what did you make of it?
Edinburgh picked up a third win in this season's United Rugby Championship as they came from behind to beat Ospreys by two points.
Read the full match report here.
Have your say on the game via this link.
Image source, SNSWing Kerr Johnston will make his first Glasgow Warriors start away to Scarlets on Saturday evening.
The 21-year-old has not featured since making his debut as a substitute nine months ago.
Ten of the 23-man squad were involved in Scotland's autumn internationals, although Sione Tuipulotu, Kyle Steyn, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey and Jamie Dobbie are rested, along with Zander and Matt Fagerson.
Ollie Smith gets a run at outside centre, combining with captain for the day Stafford McDowall.
Scrum-half Ben Afshar makes his first start of the season after coming off the bench in the past two United Rugby Championship matches.
Scarlets sit rock bottom of the table after four successive defeats, while the Warriors lie third with four wins from their five outings.
"We are excited to kick off an important block of fixtures over the next 10 weeks," said head coach Franco Smith.
"The whole squad has worked hard over the last couple of weeks to put ourselves in the best possible position, as we know that the way we apply ourselves will be extremely important."
Glasgow Warriors: McKay, Rowe, Smith, McDowall, Johnston, Lancaster, Afshar; Bhatti, Matthews, Schickerling, Craig, Oguntibeju, Brown, Fraser, Duncan.
Replacements: Hiddleston, McBeth, Talakai, Williamson, Samuel, Miller, Horne, Hastings.
Image source, SNSHooker Harri Morris and centre Findlay Thomson make their first home starts for Edinburgh against Ospreys on Saturday.
They are joined by returning Scotland trio Pierre Schoeman, Grant Gilchrist and Duhan van der Merwe, while Dylan Richardson, Marshall Sykes, and Magnus Bradbury make the bench after the autumn internationals.
Darcy Graham and Ewan Ashman are rested after their heavier workloads for Scotland.
Ben Muncaster returns from an ankle injury to make his 50th club appearance and he will have 21-year-old duo Liam McConnell and Tom Currie for company in the back row.
"There is a good balance between youth and experience," said head coach Sean Everitt.
"Ospreys are a side that fight for everything, so we'll need to bring a huge amount of energy."
Edinburgh sit 11th in the table, two points above the Welsh visitors.
Edinburgh: Goosen, Wells, O'Conor, Thomson, Van der Merwe, Thompson, Vellacott; Schoeman, Morris, Hill, Hunter-Hill, Gilchrist, McConnell, Muncaster, Currie.
Replacements: Richardson, Venter, Blyth-Lafferty, Sykes, Bradbury, McAlpine, Scott, Paterson.
BBC Sport Scotland's Andy Burke has been answering some of your questions in the wake of Scotland's Autumn Nations Series.
Alistair asked: Is the writing on the wall for Gregor Townsend if he's coming out with claims that Scotland fans are entitled? He should know it comes out of endless optimism.
Andy answered: I suspect if Townsend could take back his "entitlement" quote that he gave to us on BBC Radio Scotland after the Tonga match, he would.
My sense when he said that was perhaps the comment was directed more at us in the media who were critical of him and the team in the aftermath of the Argentina capitulation, as opposed to a direct pop at the Scotland fans. That would be an unwise tact to take for any national head coach.
However, the criticisms voiced in the media by journalists and pundits – that the team has a habit of dropping off badly in games, as they did when leading 21-0 against the Pumas - are opinions shared by many Scottish rugby supporters, and that's why Townsend's comments have been interpreted the way they have.
I agree any expectation around Scotland comes from seeing what they can deliver at their best. It's just they're not delivering it enough to reach the heights we all wants to see them get to.
Stuart asked: Where do Scotland go from here after a mediocre autumn campaign? Can we ever really challenge the top teams?
Andy answered: The sense has never been stronger that this Scotland team has reached its level and is unable to break through to become contenders.
We know they can be devastating at their best, self-destructive at their worst. On that front, we have learned nothing new this autumn.
Townsend will still be in charge come the Six Nations, and many feel we already know what we can expect from Scotland – two, perhaps three wins at a push. But even that looks a tall order.
England have finally got their act together, and they and France will come to Murrayfield as favourites. Scotland have never won at the Aviva Stadium, and even allowing for Ireland's own current problems, they will still be a formidable test in Dublin.
As Scotland found out on their last visit, Italy in Rome is no gimme, while Steve Tandy will fancy he can raise his Wales team to give the Scots a real test in Cardiff.
I really hope Scotland surprise us and enjoy a successful campaign, but looking at the fixtures right now, it could be a very challenging Six Nations.
Sandy Smith
Edinburgh Rugby fan columnist
A month of Scotland games should have helped put Edinburgh's capitulation against Cardiff firmly in the rear view mirror, but the national side's inability to close out a good start against Argentina instead served as a grim reminder of what we are coming back to.
The best thing to come from this period was the lack of serious injuries among any of our players - with the exception of a leg problem D'Arcy Rae suffered against Argentina.
The next phase of the season includes a return to the Champions Cup and the 1872 Cup matches, but it all starts this weekend at the Hive against the Ospreys in the URC.
It should be noted this game kicks off just a little after Wales' match against South Africa concludes at the Principality Stadium.
On the face of it, that's a boost for Edinburgh as it undoubtedly means Ospreys will be without any players involved in that game, as well as the superb Jac Morgan who was injured earlier in the autumn.
However, Edinburgh could also be without a few Scotland players, who may be granted a rest week. While no players participated in all four Scotland games, a few had to put in a bit more grunt than some of their peers.
Pierre Schoeman only played two games, but that included the full 80 minutes against Argentina.
Darcy Graham played three games and the most minutes, while Ewan Ashman probably had the best series of any Edinburgh player in Scotland colours, scoring four tries in three games.
Further afield, Boan Venter can point to three wins for South Africa, although that might not earn him a rest.
We now have 11 games before the Six Nations starts, and a decent block to get our season back on track. With the aforementioned circumstances of this weekend's game, we should get that block off to a decent start.
The start isn't where the worries lie though. The finish? Well, that's a different story.
Sandy Smith can be found at The Burgh Watch, external.
On the latest episode of the BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast, Tom English and Andy Burke review the Autumn Nations campaign and ponder whether a "new voice" is needed as national team head coach.
They also look forward to the World Cup draw on 3 December and celebrate the rise of history-making Scottish referee Hollie Davidson.
Image source, SNSGlasgow Warriors centre Huw Jones has become only the second-ever Scot to be named in World Rugby's 'Dream Team of the Year'.
The 31-year-old has enjoyed a scintillating season for club, country and the British and Irish Lions, although he missed Scotland's autumn internationals through injury.
And while it has not been a year to remember for the national side, Jones has impressed, grabbing a hat-trick in the Six Nations opener against Italy and a further score in the 16-15 loss to England.
Jones' form earned him selection for the tour of Australia, where he was one of 11 Lions players to start all three Tests, scoring in the second match as Andy Farrell's side secured series victory.
At club level, Jones scored six tries in 10 appearances for Glasgow last term.
The World Rugby 'Dream Team' began in 2021, with former full-back Stuart Hogg in the inaugural year the only other Scot named.
World Rugby team of the year: Ox Nche (South Africa), Malcolm Marx (South Africa), Thomas du Toit (South Africa), Maro Itoje (England), Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa), Tom Curry (England), Harry Wilson (Australia), Cam Roigard (New Zealand), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France), Len Ikitau (Australia), Huw Jones (Scotland), Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa), Will Jordan (New Zealand).
Got any burning questions on Scottish rugby? Do you have any thoughts on the final Autumn Nations Series game or the campaign as a whole?
Well, our team are ready to answer them. Send your questions via this link and a selection will be answered on this page later in the week.
Image source, SNSFormer Scotland prop Peter Wright has questioned head coach Gregor Townsend's suggestion that Scottish supporters are "entitled".
Townsend said the Scots "have no right to beat any team" after their 56-0 victory over Tonga in the final Autumn Nations Series match that came after defeats to both New Zealand and Argentina.
Scotland were 21-0 up against Argentina before a second half collapse saw them lose 24-33 at Murrayfield.
"I don't think we are [entitled]," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"We have expectations that we maybe want to win these games but we don't think we're entitled.
"I think the problem is that we've got ourselves into really, really good situations and we've shot ourselves in the foot. Fans are frustrated with that and the players and coaches will be frustrated with that more so than anybody.
"I just think to come out and say about being entitled to beat these teams I don't think he was right to make that comment."
Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSScots do the job against physical Tonga
Defeating Tonga was never likely to erase the disappointment of the losses to New Zealand and Argentina, but Scotland did a professional job against an awkward opponent.
Tonga were dangerous, in the more literal sense of the word. Some of their high shots and clearouts were ugly, and they probably should have received more than the four cards they did.
The Scots were knocked out of their rhythm for the 36 minutes they failed to trouble the scoreboard, but had softened the Tongans up sufficiently to exploit the gaps that appeared in the final quarter.
Fagerson returns after "dark" times
Every Scotland fan will have been thrilled to see Zander Fagerson back in the dark blue after a horrible few months for the big prop.
Cruelly denied his place on the Lions tour through injury, and just falling short in his race to be fit for the matches against the All Blacks and the Pumas, Fagerson was clearly relishing being back out on the Murrayfield pitch.
"It's been a dark few months," he said after the game, and what a delight to see him come through to the other side. He remains one of Scotland's most important players.
Lock stocks in good shape
The performances of Max Williamson and Alex Samuel, albeit against limited opposition, suggests that Scotland's second row options will be in a healthy state for the foreseeable future.
Scott Cummings will be the first name on the team sheet when it comes to the lock positions, but the battle to partner him will be very interesting indeed.
Williamson and Samuel will be pushing hard, Grant Gilchrist demonstrated against the All Blacks there is still life in the old warhorse, while Gregor Brown, whilst excelling in the back-row this autumn, offers another combative option further up the scrum.
The second row may now be the most competitive area of the entire team.
Scotland fans, we asked for your views on Sunday's big victory over Tonga.
Here's what some of you had to say:
Kathleen: Gregor Townsend is always promising the world. He has served his purpose and is not good enough to lead Scotland to the World Cup.
Bob: Scotland have come a long way since 2012 when the first choice team including Stuart Hogg , John Barclay and Greig Laidlaw, lost to Tonga. Now they can make 14 changes and put eight tries on them without conceding a point. Townsend is 100% correct, they do not have the resources to expect to beat the top teams. They need to be at 100% for the full 80 minutes. Scottish Rugby is a minority sport with far fewer players than the T1 countries they are competing against.
Paul: The Autumn series told us nothing we didn't know about the side. We have lots of attacking talent, forwards and backs, however defensively we are robust for 75-80% of the game which simply isn't enough against teams in the highest tier of test rugby. Scotland will remain a distant second tier side regardless of world rankings until we deliver consistent dominant defensive performances against the worlds best.
Johnny: This message of entitlement shows exactly the problem. It's not entitlement, it's called a winning mentality. If Scotland are to progress we have to work for, aim to, and expect to beat the top six sides. That's what winners do, they get disappointed when they lose. Townsend expects us to lose to these teams so guess what, we do! Every time! He just doesn't get what leadership winning mentality means.
Anthony: The disconnect between what Townsend thinks and what the paying supporters think is stark. His post-match comments were borderline delusional. Apparently we only played badly for 20 minutes across four matches! I despair. That says it all about the mentality being instilled in this squad. Mentality is the main problem and that won't change with the same coach.
Brodie: The entitlement comment from Townsend was really clever by him. It is pure distraction and means the media are all talking about this rather than recurring failures and lessons not learned/lack of progress by the team.
Scotland concluded their Autumn Nations Series with an eight-try victory over a woefully ill-disciplined and out-gunned Tonga at Murrayfield.
Read the full match report here.
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Image source, SNSScotland head coach Gregor Townsend: "We imposed our physicality on Tonga a lot throughout the game. We felt the pressure we were putting Tonga under, they would crack at some point in terms of the spaces would open up and our fitness would tell.
"We could have scored more point during that period but Tonga are a top team and you have to work hard for your points.
"The 20 minutes we had against Argentina is the negative throughout the four games, while it's only 20 minutes it's 20 minutes that cost us a game and that's what we have to get right.
"We need to manage those momentum swings better, that's a big learning from this campaign.
"The players like they did today are the ones that drive our performance and I'm so grateful work with this player group.
"The way the team is playing, I believe, is inspiring our supporters, putting top teams under pressure and it should have led to victories. It didn't and that's what we're trying to work on.
"Coaches aren't too important and relevant in team performance at times.
"We learn game to game. I've never been more convinced. The New Zealand game was one of the best performances we've seen. The 20 minutes against Argentina doesn't change what the team did the week before. Of course we want it to be perfect - we have to be better when the opposition have their moments.
"The game the players are putting out there is a game that can take us to success, whether that's Six Nations or beyond.
"We've got to make sure what we're talking about here. I don't know if there's an entitlement around us beating the All Blacks and Argentina - these are top-quality teams.
"We have no right to beat any team. We have focused a lot on the last 20 minutes and that's something we have to improve on, but to look at it and go 'the other stuff isn't good and we have to do something different', I totally disagree."
