Scotland must stiffen resolve to avoid repeat of Cardiff rout

It is the first game in the age of Vern Cotter that Scotland have to win. There, a little pressure. But it's true. Up until now there's been a honeymoon period, including a summer tour that would have exhausted supporters following it merely on the map, and an autumn series. The first went well, only coming unstuck on its last leg - and on its last legs - in South Africa. And November was negotiated without upsets one way or the other. There was, for example, no embarrassing defeat to the New Zealand B team (a defeat, yes; humiliation, no).