MARSEILLE, France : Scotland have plenty of confidence they can upset champions South Africa in their opening game of Rugby World Cup in Marseille on Sunday but will have to break new ground if they are to get their Pool B campaign off to the perfect start.Coach Gregor Townsend has developed a settled squad since a first round exit in Japan four years ago, one that is hitting form at the right time.
But they have never beaten the Springboks outside of Scotland and lost their last seven in a row against the three-time World Cup winners."It's obviously an opportunity for us," Townsend told reporters on Friday. "That's the way we look at it.
You have to play at your best to beat the best teams."Success (at this tournament) is delivering what we believe are capable of.
No doubt there'll be times where South Africa have dominance and points on the board. There'll be times when we are unable to execute things as well as we like. "And that's not because it's the first game of the World Cup.