Only a perfect finish to their Pool B campaign can save Scotland at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Always up against it in a mightily tough group and having lost to South Africa to open their tournament, Gregor Townsend’s men took their next step by hammering Romania tonight.
A bonus-point win was the only requirement in Lille, and a star performance from Darcy Graham saw them home in emphatic style.
Scotland got the better of Tonga last weekend and have now at least put a bit of scoreboard pressure on South Africa ahead of their game tomorrow, before what is primed to be a win-or-bust showdown with Ireland, who are many people’s favourites to win it all, next Saturday.
