Scotland now have ‘hard edge’ to go with flair, says Matt Fagerson

Matt Fagerson says Scotland have proved they have the “hard edge” to go with their attacking flair after they rounded off their Autumn Nations Series with victory over Australia.

The Scots won three of their four autumn matches, with their only loss coming at the hands of world champions South Africa.

Even in that defeat, the Scots went toe-to-toe in the physical stakes with the mighty Springboks, while their strong defence largely nullified an Australian attack that had scored 13 tries across two victories over England and Wales.

“I think Scotland in the past maybe have been classed as being able to do all the flairy things, scoring from anywhere, but didn’t have that hard edge when it came to our defence,” Fagerson said.

“I think we’ve shown that in the last year or so, that we’re a very tough team to break down, and the physicality against South Africa, and then against Australia, I think that’s a great benchmark.

“We know that’s where we are, and that’s something we’ve got to try and replicate every week.

“We’re very happy with the win leading into the Six Nations. We know we’ve still got things to work on, but it’s a great confidence boost leading into the first game.”