Head coach Bryan Easson says the 40-19 scoreline in Scotland’s defeat to Canada was not a fair reflection of how competitive his side was.
The Scots suffered their first defeat of the Women’s Rugby World Cup and are now likely to face tournament favourites England in the quarter-finals.
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Scotland found ways to hurt a Canada side who are number two in the world rankings, scoring lovely tries through Rhona Lloyd, Evie Gallagher and Francesca McGhie, but several lapses proved costly.
“Frustration, but pride as well,” Easson told BBC Scotland following the defeat.
“The second best team in the world and we went toe-to-toe with them, scored three tries, put them under a serious amount of pressure.
“But the thing for me is when you’re playing against the best in the world, you give two or three opportunities or a couple of little bits of ill-discipline, they turn the screw, don’t they? And that’s probably the difference.
“I didn’t think 21 points was a fair reflection of the game. I thought it was closer than that. But it shows we’re closing the gap.”
