Sky Sports' James Cole examines whether Ireland's dominant win over Scotland showed why many have regarded them as one of the favourites to win the Rugby World Cup
Gregor Townsend has taken responsibility for Scotland's World Cup exit and believes Ireland have provided a blueprint for future success. Scotland were well beaten 36-14 by the irresistible Irish, having barely thrown a punch in an 18-3 loss earlier in the pool stage to the Springboks.There was a lot of talk of ambition and exceeding expectations ahead of the tournament, but they were unable to turn that into a performance on the pitch when it mattered.
'We've got to make sure that this defeat makes us a better team for the Six Nations and the next World Cup.'Townsend believes any Scotland improvement in the next World Cup cycle has to start at club level and bringing through players with the quality to compete in international rugby.'The way Irish rugby is set up, they could dominate world rugby for the next five, 10 years,' he said.
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