Townsend ‘proud’ after Scotland deal with Uruguay ‘pressure’

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend was pleased with the “togetherness” his side showed in their win over Uruguay on Saturday.

It was the fourth win from four on Scotland’s summer tour of the Americas, but they had to battle hard in Montevideo and Townsend says he was pleased by the way the Scots overcame Uruguay’s challenge.

“Look, this has been our biggest test and that’s one of the reasons we came here – to see how this team reacts when they’re under pressure, and they came through, so we’re very proud of them,” Townsend said.

“The togetherness was on show there I think straight after that (third Uruguay) try we conceded.

“We had an excellent set in terms of kick-chase and put Uruguay under pressure and then we got our rewards.

“I felt the bench did well too, so it shows it’s a squad effort Test rugby, it always is.

“And while there’s some areas to improve, there’s a lot of pleasing aspects and individual performances throughout the tour and again today.”