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PARIS - Scotland have not really thrilled the crowds so far but need to play good rugby if they are to move past Argentina on Sunday to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, utility back Chris Paterson said on Friday.
Paterson, selected on the left wing for the game at the Stade de France (8 p.m. British time), kicked all his side's points in a nervy 18-16 win over Italy last weekend that sent Scotland through to the last eight but was definitely not pretty.
"It's not about hoping not to lose, it's about winning," Paterson said about the quarter-final against the Pumas, who have beaten Scotland in their last five meetings.
"We'll have to play well and find our edge. We keep saying we've got a good attacking game but we won't be playing in the semi-finals unless we play good rugby."
Lock Nathan Hines agreed that Scotland had been rather dull and promised some improvement.
"In this tournament so far, I don't think we've played our best rugby," he said. "I think there's more pressure on us to do that. We'll need to do that to win, so hopefully we'll get the chance to play."
Fullback Rory Lamont, one of the Scotland players most capable of running the ball, providing he is given the opportunity to put his hands on it, shared the view that his team needed to do more than just push, jump and kick.
"We haven't shown what we are fully capable of," he said. "There have been glimpses but we are definitely going to raise our game. We need to."
- REUTERS
