"We were always going to get some kind of reaction to the change at the top," reflected Sean in The Scotsman. "The scoreline wasn't perfect, but the type of display was exactly what I was wanting.
"The guys are not thinking 'wow, we picked up a bonus point', they are annoyed because they lost.
"The important thing for me is that there was such an improvement in application and physical commitment. We have got into the habit of losing tight away games and we know that is something that we can cure with a bit of time.
"This was a starting point. We still have a lot of work to do - but in the past we might have come here and been thumped and that never looked like happening."