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6 things Scotland rugby team got right and wrong in the Six Nations as World Cup beckons

The hype and expectation levels were noticeably low ahead of a Six Nations opener against England all those weeks ago.

Early February and eerily quiet, not even a dark horse tag to speak of from the experts who weighed up the title hopes for Gregor Townsend 's side. But the flick of a switch, lights, camera, action and a Calcutta Cup triumph was delivered at the home of rugby and the volume has been cranked up for weeks now about a side capable of beating the very best.

It would prove to be a false dawn as defeats to France and Ireland took the wind from Scotland's sails and now it's all eyes on the World Cup which kicks off in December with Townsend's team facing South Africa up first. Here is Record Sport's assessment of where this side sits ahead of the World Cup and whether our ambitions are now backed by abilities.

A huge plus for Townsend has been the cementing of the relatively inexperienced midfield partnership of Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones and the pair have been the driving force for this side in recent weeks.

Tuipulotu is as dynamic a centre as there's been on show during this Six Nations after his meteoric rise to become a crucial cog alongside Jones in ball winning duties, carrying and bringing an attacking threat.

The Glasgow pair have complimented one another superbly and do much of the unseen dirty work and Jones in particular has been a selfless supporting runner which has earned him several crucial tries over this campaign and they were both at the forefront of that Twickenham success.

Another relative newcomer but priceless find has been Ben White at scrum-half and this campaign has seen him flourish and make the number nine jersey his own. Not only has the London Irish star shown try scoring

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