Williams: Scots can win Six Nations

UNDER-PRESSURE coach Matt Williams has predicted that Scotland can emulate Grand Slam winners Wales by turning around their ailing rugby fortunes and winning the RBS Six Nations Championship.

His forecast came after Scotland conceded seven tries to England for the first time in the 122-year history of the Calcutta Cup, crashing to a 43-22 defeat just a week after being trounced 46-22 by Wales. Scotland were also humbled 40-13 by Ireland.

“What this game showed, the one thing it proved to me, is that Scotland can win the Six Nations. We can win the championship. It might take us another year but every one of our players competed and we can show the players ‘this is what you did right and this is what you can do better and if you do that you can win’.