The boys done good

Scotland on Sunday is not one of the most imaginative of the papers but this blow by blow view of last Sunday's rugby match is fascinating (here). This is a rather unusual analysis based on the personal reactions of the players. I would only record the contemptuous dismissal of Matt Williams' efforts to share in the credit:

"In Australia, a certain gentleman was about to go public on the debt he felt the nation owed him, a thought he expressed first in his column in Monday's Irish Times and which he re-iterated later in the week. Williams wrote: "They [Scotland] are showing signs of a team coming together into the third season of hard physical conditioning. Scoring points was never the problem, it was the defence. But two and a half years of work has brought them to required level of Test rugby."
Two and a half years?
Jason White: "He believes what he believes. Is there truth in it? I doubt it."
Nathan Hines: "It wouldn't be the first time he tried to take credit for other people's work."
Tom Smith: "I'm surprised he reared his head. Matt was the catalyst for this, but not in
the way he thinks."
Dougie Hall: "What can you say? I just rolled my eyes when I heard. Shows you what kind of man he was."
Frank Hadden: "Best to say nothing."

A dignified reply.