Six Nations 2015: Scotland are fed up of being valiant losers, says Tommy Seymour

Tommy Seymour has recovered from a hip injury to take his place in the Scotland side to face Italy

Andy Newport
Friday 27 February 2015 23:18 GMT
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Tommy Seymour was forced out of the clash with France with early hip injury
Tommy Seymour was forced out of the clash with France with early hip injury

Tommy Seymour has admitted Scotland are fed up of being written off as the Six Nations’ “valiant losers”.

Vern Cotter’s side have shown signs of progress in their first two matches of this year’s championship, but they have nothing to show for it after defeats against France and Wales.

Scotland now host Italy in Edinburgh today and know that another loss will leave them staring at their fourth wooden spoon in the last 11 years – but Seymour is tired of being cast among the also-rans.

The 26-year-old wing – in Cotter’s line-up after an early hip injury forced him out of the defeat at the Stade de France – said: “Since we have started this new reign with Vern, we have drawn a line in the sand.

“We have to leave everything that has happened before behind and create a sense of responsibility among the players to be harder on ourselves. We have to go out and perform the way people expect of us. It’s no good being valiant losers. We’re not interested in that. We’re not interested in coming up close. We want wins.”

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