Japan's humbling of South Africa means Scotland 直面する a 堅い 実験（する）... but Jim Telfer says Vern Cotter's men can repeat 2003 勝利，勝つ

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Jim Telfer has many vivid memories of World Cups ― but 非，不，無 come closer to bringing the Scottish rugby legend out in a 冷淡な sweat than the について言及する of Japan.?

The '勇敢に立ち向かう Blossoms' opened their World Cup 2015 （選挙などの）運動をする with a sensational 34-32 victory over South Africa on Saturday night and will 供給する Scotland's first 対立 in Gloucester on Wednesday.?

In 2003, Scotland also kicked off against the Japanese and followed with a match against the USA. And 12 years ago, Telfer sat agitated in the stands of the 酪農場 農業者s Stadium in Townsville, Australia, と一緒に 長，率いる coach Ian McGeechan, biting his nails.?

Japan produced a shock result to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 South Africa in their 開始 Rugby World Cup match in Brighton

Telfer ― speaking before Japan produced the biggest-ever World Cup shock ― 明らかにする／漏らすd: 'I kept 説 to Ian: "We could be in trouble her e", but he just said: "We're going to 勝利，勝つ by five tries; just give them time". Time? This was the second half, so I was pretty 関心d.'?

The 記録，記録的な／記録する 調書をとる／予約するs show that Scotland won that 2003 opener 32-11, but they don't illustrate the picture of the anguish that Scottish 支持者s experienced on that evening on the Queensland coast.?

It had started 前向きに／確かに for the Scots, with two tries from Chris Paterson and Stuart Grimes. But then the Japanese began to 削減（する） 負かす／撃墜する every Scottish 走者, turning the 勢い and when wing Hirotoki Onozawa dived over for a try with 25 minutes remaining, the 得点する／非難する／２０ was 15-11 to Scotland ― and Telfer was a far from happy bunny.?

'We didn't 対処する 井戸／弁護士席 at all in that first game and struggled to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 both Japan and the USA,' he said. 'We didn't underestimate the Japanese but they played a 完全に different game to what our boys were used to, very low 取り組むs chopping us at the ankles and they upset our rhythm.?

'We had experienced players like Bryan Redpath, Tom Smith and Scott Murray, but also had some young players in other positions, and we didn't 反応する 井戸／弁護士席.?

'In the end, we got three tries in the last 15 minutes from Chris Paterson, Simon Taylor and Simon Danielli, so Ian was 権利 ― we got five tries.?

Japan's Karne Hesketh 得点する／非難する／２０s their third try in the dying moments to 記録，記録的な／記録する a famous victory

'However, at the hour-示す, I remember telling him: "We will be 血まみれの lucky to 勝利，勝つ this". Thankfully, we did, but it wasn't the 意気込み／士気-booster we 手配中の，お尋ね者 it to be.'?

It is often invidious to compare 世代s. Telfer and McGeechan's first World Cup sojourn in 1991 seemed like a different age altogether as Scotland fell short of the final after a Gavin Hastings 刑罰，罰則 slid wide of the 地位，任命するs against England in the last four. Retiring from playing in the 1970s, Telfer never saw onfield 活動／戦闘 in a World Cup, but he has been inextricably linked with the Scotland story.?

After the 1991 近づく-thing, he was t he SRU director of rugby during the 1995 tournament, took 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 for the 1999 event, 補助装置d in 2003, was in New Zealand with マスコミ 義務s and to watch in 2011 and now ― at the age of 75 ― remains as 熱烈な and excited about the tournament as ever.?

Telfer believes that with the 改良s in 分析, Scotland will not be surprised by Japan's style and 策略 this time ― but then neither will Japan be surprised by the Scots. He said: 'We'll be better 用意が出来ている and know more about the Japanese, but little 誘発するs will come and Japan will look to play the game off them.?

At the 2003 World Cup (pictured), Scotland （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Japan 32-11, and hope to 記録，記録的な／記録する a 類似の 勝利，勝つ on Wednesday

'We should 勝利，勝つ, but guys like 示す Bennett, Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell and Tommy Seymour will think it's like playing for Glasgow, because that's what they know best ― but it won't be like that.?

'It will be far more 激しい. In a World Cup, there is more at 火刑／賭ける. At Glasgow, the players know they can 勝利，勝つ. If they don't 勝利，勝つ one week, which is rare, they will the に引き続いて week. But here, lose next week and our chances of reaching the ４半期/4分の1-final are probably gone.?

'We're also talking about 分析, and that will work for Japan, too. With a very shrewd coach in Eddie Jones, and former England lock Steve Borthwick and フラン 支え（る） Marc del Maso と一緒に, they will have 熟考する／考慮するd us. England 設立する their scrum under 圧力 because Fiji 的d that, and we may find the same will happen with our scrum.?

'We should 支配する the lineouts ― when we don't, it's 一般に 負かす／撃墜する to poor throwing ― because we can use [Josh] Strauss, [Ryan] Wilson or [David] Denton, but we must get 前線-foot ball for some of our 支援するs, who aren't 特に big.'?

Scottish 飛行機で行く-half Gordon Ross catches Japanese winger Hirotoki Onozowa during their 2003 match in Australia

Telfer says he would take a more prosaic approach than might be 推定する／予想するd of Cotter's 解放する／自由な-running 軍隊／機動隊s. 'Greig Laidlaw has a lot of experience at international level and I think he might 選ぶ to kick a lot then chase,' 追加するd Telfer.?

'But that's a good 手段 for the Japanese. They are 雷 quick and 勇敢に立ち向かう coming at you. They'll 推定する／予想する us to run it, so why give them a psychological 上げる by 証明するing them 権利? Playing the ball behind Japan may be a good way to take the sting out of them. I would play the game behind them to 鎮圧する their attack and enthusiasm.?

'I'd send 走者s like [Tommy] Seymour and [Sean] Lamont chasing. We have 質 once we get ball from the turnovers. Running Japan off the field will not work now. They are very fit and won't tire easily.?

'Their No 8 and captain Michael Leitch is a good player at the 長，指導者s, in New Zeland, so they will not be naive.'?

Former Scotland coach Jim Telfer is 確信して his country can repeat the feat and （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Japan this week

Scotland follow up with a game against the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs in 物陰／風下d next Sunday before 支援する-to-支援する Saturday matches against South Africa and Samoa. Telfer is excited about Scotland's chances and 推定する／予想するs them to bounce 支援する from the 2011 pool 出口, and return to the ノックアウト 行う／開催する／段階s.?

He 追加するd: 'The 記録，記録的な／記録する you have in the World Cup lives forever in the 調書をとる／予約するs and in people's minds. If they have a hiccup against Japan or the USA, or lose some 重要な players, they don't have time to 回復する.'?

Telfer is 用心深い, but also harbours some 楽観主義 that this Scotland squad could produce something special over the next three weeks. 'I have no 恐れるs about the team getting up for the South Africa or Samoa games. There will be some jitters around in the 開始 ones because most of our players 港／避難所't been 伴う／関わるd in this type of occasion before.?

'But if we get through these nervy openers 損なわれていない, we have the ability to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 South Africa and Samoa. 'We have players with the 可能性のある to become world class and this World Cup is where it really starts for them.'?

に引き続いて Japan's superb 陳列する，発揮する against the Springboks in Brighton, that 開始 match could now be a baptism of 解雇する／砲火／射撃.