Coach in upbeat mood after Tonga dispatched 45-17 in NiceScotland face Romania in hunt for bonus point on Saturday
The Scotland coach, Gregor Townsend, says he expects their meeting with Ireland in Paris on Saturday week to be a “straight shootout” for a World Cup quarter-final place.
Tonga were dispatched by Townsend’s team at the Stade de Nice on Sunday, an attacking bonus point secured by half-time in a 45-17 win featuring seven different try-scorers.
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