Vern Cotter refuses to panic over Scotland defeat

SINCE arriving in Scotland, Vern Cotter has always come across as a man with his feet planted squarely on terra firma. It is a personality trait that must have proved useful in the wake of Scotland’s 22-19 defeat by Italy on Saturday, a desperate result that would have left any coach of less resolute character questioning his sanity in accepting the post and plotting his escape out of the country on the next available flight.