Six Nations
'Silly errors' cost Scotland against Wales, says Sean Lamont
Martyn Thomas
February 13, 2016
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CARDIFF -- Scotland's frustrating defeat to Wales in Cardiff was nothing new for veteran wing Sean Lamont, but that made it no easier to take as he urged his teammates to become more clinical.

Drafted into Vern Cotter's starting XV at the 11th hour due to Sean Maitland's late injury, Lamont could have been forgiven for thinking he was living his own personal groundhog day.

During his 102-Test cap career the 35-year-old has experienced his fair share of glorious failure with his 10 Six Nations victories - garnered in 43 appearances - making him the only player in Scotland's 23-man squad on Saturday to have double-digit championship wins.

With 55 minutes on the clock it looked as though an 11th was within reach but having seen defeat snatched from victory again, Lamont wants Scotland to shake off their tag as unlucky losers.

"Silly errors cost us the game, that's the be all and end all of it," he said. "[The] positives [were], we showed determination but it doesn't really matter.

"We could show no determination, as long as we win I wouldn't care. A win at the end a win is all that matters."

Lamont added: "It's still a loss. We've got a week's break, two weeks until the next game [against Italy] and we need to turn it around. We still can, but it's still the same thing and same conversation we've had many years before."

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Scotland have now lost their last nine Six Nations games, but does their performance in Cardiff at least give Lamont cause for optimism ahead of their trip to Rome to face Italy in a fortnight?

"I see so many good things but again come the final whistle they're moot because we didn't win," Lamont said. "Nobody cares how the history books are written. It doesn't matter that 'Oh they played well, didn't they'.

"We've had it a thousand times 'Oh they've played really well but it's a loss'. It's tough to take, especially at the moment because it's so raw.

"We'll dust ourselves down, pick ourselves up and go at it again. That's all we can do."

He added: "I do generally try to stay upbeat, it's just a little bit too raw at the moment. Maybe it's just that little confidence thing and one tick and a good win will see us through but we'll see.

"We've got a week's break and then back to it. We need to turn it around."

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