BOK-UP PLAN

White insists Scots will bounce back from poor opener

- ANTHONY BROWN

BEN WHITE is adamant Scotland have learned plenty of lessons from their World Cup defeat by South Africa. 

The scrum-half admits he was “absolutely gutted” by the way the Scots started the tournament, losing 18-3 to the defending champs in Marseille on Sunday.

It was the first time Gregor Townsend’s side had failed to score a try in a match since November 2020 and was also their lowest-scoring outing since the first game of the 2019 World Cup when they lost 27-3 to Ireland.

Scotland must now win all three of their remaining Pool B matches against Tonga, Romania and Ireland if they are to have a chance of the quarter-finals.

White, 25, said: “It is a World Cup and we’re not out so we have to regroup.