'We're not quite good enough' says White
Scots more competitive, but still lose
Scotland coach Frank Hadden took a pop at referee Tony Spreadbury over a number of incidents that he felt decided the second Test in Port Elizabeth on Saturday – a game won 29-15 by South Africa. Captain Jason White also felt aggrieved about the match official's performance, but at least the Scottish skipper was mature enough to acknowledge that his team was not good enough to win.
White was full of praise for his team for the manner in which they stood up to the physically imposing Boks in the second test, after the South Africans dominated all aspects of forward play in the first test in Durban.
"We got blown away a bit last week in the physical stakes," White said of his team's 36-16 loss in Durban.
"They [South Africa] have an absolutely massive pack and we knew we had to do a bit better in the physical stakes.
"We were a bit more competitive," he said, adding that it took a big change in attitude.
"If the attitude is there, that can take you a long way."
He admitted that winning in South Africa remains one of the biggest challenges for any team.
"This must be one of the hardest places in the world to come and play," he said.
"But it shows we can compete.
"We're not quite good enough to come here and win, so we need to keep improving and take our form from Murrayfield [where Scotland beat England and France in the Six Nations this year] on the road."
