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Vern Cotter: 'Scotland have plenty to work on ahead of Rugby World Cup'

Coach Vern Cotter says that Scotland need to improve ahead of next month's Rugby World Cup.

Vern Cotter has said that Scotland have "plenty to work on" before the Rugby World Cup kicks off next month.

Scotland beat Italy 16-12 in a warm-up match yesterday to earn their first win in eight months.

"Life is easier when you are winning games but we know we'll have to lift our performance for next week," Cotter told reporters. "It's only our second game as we build up for a World Cup but we showed strength of character which played a part in this win and we withstood a lot of Italian attacks

"It was a hard game and anything but simple but we made it hard for ourselves. But then we found a way to win and that's important. Italy are a tough team and are very physical.

"It was a mixed bag of positives and negatives and we have a lot of thinking to do and plenty to work on."

Scotland start their Rugby World Cup campaign against Japan on September 23 before meeting USA, South Africa and Samoa.

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