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Scotland must win to remain in with a chance of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals but will face angry opponents
The Test has not started yet, but Scotland may have already made their first mistake. Three days ago, Greig Laidlaw decided to weigh in on the tackles made by Rey Lee-Lo and Motu Matu’u in Samoa’s match against Russia. “Clear headshots, and pretty brutal ones at that,” Laidlaw said. “Were they red cards? I think they were.”
Lee-Lo and Matu’u had both been shown yellows during the game, but had been cited afterwards and were waiting to find out whether they would be punished again. Given that, Samoa’s coach, Steve Jackson, did not much appreciate Laidlaw’s meddling. “I’ll just say thanks for doing that,” Jackson said, “because it just motivates our players a lot more.” Continue reading...