December 01, 2004

Andy is ready for another shot

Posted by Editor on December 1, 2004 12:25 PM | No comments | Print | E-mail author

Andy Henderson wants to make up for autumn series disappointments (photo by Jen Thomson)
Glasgow's Andy Henderson wishes the autumn series was continuing so Scotland would have a chance to make up for the 45-10 defeat to South Africa last weekend.

"Yes, given the option, I'd like to put the match against very good Springbok opposition behind me by turning out with the Scotland players again this weekend," admitted Andy intoday's Evening News, adding: "We didn't want to finish the way we did at Murrayfield - we all can't wait for another shot at it."

Scotland now have ten weeks to regroup before facing France in Paris at the start of another Six Nations Championship.

"Just how big a blip Saturday's result was can't really be determined until the next game and what really hurt was finishing a four-match programme in which progress had been made on such a low note.

"We have just got to stick with it and stay believing in what we are trying to do in the knowledge that there will always be setbacks.

"If we look at the Springboks game as a one-off we can learn from opponents who got ahead and stayed there.

"We never really got into the match through basic errors which came from the speed at which they came up on us to force our mistakes.

"That is something we can adapt to more quickly and when they got an intercept try it was the equivalent of a kick in the teeth starting as it did near their line."

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