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Kelly Brown wants Scotland to stand up and fight from the off against Tonga

Image: Kelly Brown: Skipper has issued Scotland rallying call

Skipper Kelly Brown wants Scotland to stand up and fight from the first whistle against Tonga next Saturday.

Root cause

Brown agreed with head coach Andy Robinson that conceding too many penalties was the root cause of Scotland's first-half troubles against South Africa. "We needed to get our physicality right and we needed to be very disciplined," Brown said. "And I felt in the first half we weren't and our energy was a little bit down." The defeat - on the back of last Sunday's 51-22 loss to New Zealand - means Scotland are all-but certain to be among the third seeds in the draw for the 2015 World Cup, which takes place on December 3, after failing to break into the top eight in the rankings. Robinson admitted their failure to produce a consistent display so far this month had cost them. "If you look at the sums, it puts us in a difficult position," he said. "There is a long time to go. You just look at what group you have and then you build from that. "There is still one game for us to go and that's what we will focus on. You deal in the here and now and how we move forward. "The one thing we will take out these two games, I think we have shown that we can perform against the two very best teams. What it has also shown is that if you don't do it for 80 minutes, they will score points against you. "South Africa gave us a masterclass of how to dominate territory and field positions and how to take the sting out of a side."

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