Rugby: Rory Lawson warns that Argentina squad is a 'wounded beast'

SCOTLAND scrum-half hero Rory Lawson is warning of an Argentinian backlash in this Saturday's second Test in Mar del Plata after the tourists notched a famous 24-16 victory at Tucuman.

Writing on his Twitter site Lawson said: "Really good win ... but so much more to come.

"Massive week now preparing to face a wounded beast looking to hit back."

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The upbeat mood is shared by Lawson's cousin, Jim Thompson, who was an unused substitute.

Still waiting to gain his first cap Thompson shrugged aside personal disappointment to write: "Shame I didn't get on but a few Nortes (local beer) made it into an enjoyable evening."

Meanwhile, ex-coach Jim Telfer believes Saturday's win is only the start.

"Both teams will improve but with a week's more preparation I see no reason why Scotland shouldn't win again," Telfer says on an STV blog which also states: "In a bear-pit where the Pumas had not lost in seven previous Tests, the Scots carved out a historic victory in a manner which suggested even better things could come.

"International rugby is all about winning, how you do it is of secondary importance. Both Pumas tries looked a bit dicey with a forward pass in the first and two movements in the second.

"Before the game, Gregor Townsend (backs coach), said Scotland would have to score more than 20 points to win, well we did that but I'm sure he would have liked to have seen one five pointer at least in the total.

"But, at long last, he seems to have got the message through to his stand-off to take the ball flat on most occasions thus causing apprehension and even panic in the opposition.

"Once again our forwards did a sterling job, especially in the line-outs, where Argentina were never certain of winning their own ball. The scrums weren't so good however and Moray Low struggled.

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"The Scottish scrum became stronger maybe because Argentina replaced a tight head (prop) with a loosehead or maybe because our props had got the measure of their opponents.

"Sometimes coaches seem to change players for no apparent reason.

"A novel idea at the scrum was the use of Max Evans at first receiver. There is (now) a case for Evans taking on Conteponi one on one and then linking up inside with his back row."

Dan Parks kicked all of Scotland's points – six penalties and two drop goals.