FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Scotland vs England - BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Britain - February 24, 2018 Scotland’s John Barclay arrives at the stadium before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
KOBE (Reuters) - John Barclay remembers the loneliness of the captaincy, the endless search for answers after a heavy defeat, and while the Scotland flanker no longer wears the mantle, his experience is helping lift the side after their World Cup loss to Ireland.
The Scots were bullied from start to finish in their Pool A opener, a performance that dispelled the feel-good factor around Gregor Townsend's side and placed a huge question mark over their quarter-final hopes in Japan.
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