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Captain Sione Tuipulotu spoke before the England match about how Scotland were “a desperate team” with their Six Nations hopes on the line.<\/p>\n
That desperation for a win surely applies to Wales this weekend. <\/p>\n
Steve Tandy, the former Scotland defence coach now in charge of Wales, has watched his side get battered in their opening two matches against England and France.<\/p>\n
They sit bottom of the table having scored only 19 points across two games while conceding 102.<\/p>\n
France ran riot with eight tries in Cardiff to consign Wales to a 13th consecutive Six Nations defeat.<\/p>\n
Yet Scotland have had enough bad experiences in Cardiff to never take a victory for granted, even with Welsh rugby in dire straits.<\/p>\n
“I obviously know some of their coaching staff, Steve Tandy and [former Glasgow head coach] Danny Wilson,” Cummings said.<\/p>\n
“They’ll be obviously pretty up for this game, having worked with us in the past. <\/p>\n
“We’re expecting a pretty solid, gritty performance from them, and they’ll definitely be tough to break down.<\/p>\n
“They’re going to be a team that’s obviously hurting and, like we were last week, that often brings the best out in teams. So we’re expecting a massive fight from them.<\/p>\n
“I want the heat on us. We need to view every single moment as the most important moment of the match. If we don’t, then I don’t think we’ll get the win out of it. So I don’t think the pressure’s off us.<\/p>\n
“In international rugby, the pressure’s always on you to perform well. I think for us it’s going to be a massive game, but we’re definitely not resting on the weekend being a finished performance.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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