Fiji 17-33 Scotland: What Townsend said

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Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend tells BBC: "What an occasion.
"Fiji played really well, we knew they would, I felt they picked their strongest side today and it took a lot of work for us to break them down but also it took a really good defensive performance.
"Fiji didn't really break us that often, in that final quarter the guys were outstanding. We'll take a few positives from that
"The areas we need to work on is when we have all that possession and pressure we have to get seven and 14 points and make it a bit easier for ourselves.
"The maul is an area every team has struggled with in this competition because of the law changes. Credit to Fiji they made it hard for us but we'll look back and there were two or three clear opportunities we should have taken but they made us work for everything.
"I thought our bench did really well. Something I've learned over the last 12 months, the bench can help you change momentum. The players can come up with solutions themselves but the bench can give you energy and solutions but also bravery.
"We're a team that will back our decisions and that put real pressure on Fiji.
"I'm pleased there were no serious injuries today. We changed the team, that was always the plan, we want to build more depth.
"I was really pleased with how well the players who played last week played today and trained this week, it shows how much Scotland means to them.
"We delivered against Argentina, we created a lot against the Boks and learned a lot from that game. We can go into the break now with a positive campaign behind us and a positive Six Nations as well."