Allan Massie: Young Scotland offer flicker of hope

FOR almost an hour ­Scotland played with ­confidence, audacity and control, in a manner reminiscent of the 1999 team that won the Five Nations championship. If, however, you had watched only the last 20 minutes, ignorant of the scoreline, you would probably have ­concluded that come the spring, we’ll once again be competing with Italy to avoid the wooden spoon.