Scotland braced for Fiji backlash after learning lessons in Pretoria

Scotland braced for Fiji backlash after learning lessons in PretoriaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Scotland host Fiji on Saturday after a thrilling weekend defeat to South AfricaByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writerPublished1 minute agoIn the wake of South Africa's win over Scotland in Pretoria on Saturday, head coach Rassie Erasmus, in full tummy-tickling mode, praised the visitors to the hilt, listing their big wins against Argentina, France and England this year before calling them the third best team in the world.Kind words, but nonsense, of course. Scotland were terrific for large parts of it in Pretoria, but they lost. And, as Scotland's forwards coach John Dalziel said on Tuesday, such praise isn't really worth a damn to them anymore, not unless it comes with the breakthrough victories they now desperately crave."We're not that type of team anymore," said Dalziel, ahead of Scotland's final game in their summer programme, against Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday. He's expecting the visitors to deliver a "backlash" after getting monstered by England last weekend.Dalziel was asked if all the garlands being thrown at his team's style of play meant much when they ended up losing. "We're very clear on who we are and what we are," he said. "It's pretty clear when you look through it, we did enough to get 11 entries into the [South Africa] red zone and it's about taking those moments. "The good thing is we're creating opportunities. We just need to be more clinical. "Some of the little errors we've seen at the weekend are probably not recurring errors, they're just moments that haven't been there before - a skill error. We just ruined a couple of moments and in any Test match now that's the difference."Scotland's great entertainers were scintillating and sloppyPublished2 days agoScotland fall short in 10-try thrille...