Tuesday 14 March 2017 11:33, UK
Scotland must move on from their record-equalling 40-point Six Nations defeat to England, according to coach Jonathan Humphreys.
Scotland went into Saturday's clash at Twickenham with the possibility of a first Triple Crown since 1990, but were dismantled by Eddie Jones' unbeaten England, who scored seven tries in a 61-21 victory.
Scotland had not won at Twickenham for 34 years heading into the encounter, and went down to 14 men after just 90 seconds.
Hooker Fraser Brown was sin-binned by referee Mathieu Raynal for a tip tackle on England back Elliot Daly, and when he returned the score was already 10-0 to the home side.
A series of injuries in the backs to key man Stuart Hogg, replacement Mark Bennett and winger Tommy Seymour did not help the Scotland cause, but the fixture was filled with a catalogue of unforced errors and ill-discipline from Cotter's side.
"It's such a short turnaround that we really have to focus on what's coming next," said Humphreys.
"There's not a lot of benefit in going back over that game. We'll obviously look at what we can do better and what we can learn going into this week but it's certainly a case of 'we've had a bad day, let's move on'.
"We moved on pretty quickly after the game. It's not a case of what's happened but what's going to happen next. We saw the autumn Tests and Six Nations as an eight-game block and we're very keen as a group that we finish it in the right manner.
"We've still got the ability to win three games at home and finish as high up the championship as we can.
"This group has been through a hell of a lot together and we've came out of adversity many times. We hope those experiences that we've shared over the last three years will help us in preparation for what's going to be a tough game."
Scotland next face Italy at Murrayfield in their final game of the championship, in what will also be head coach Vern Cotter's last game in charge before departing to manage Top 14 side Montpellier.
Scotland scrum-half Henry Pyrgos had stated on Sunday that Cotter's farewell would be a motivating factor to respond against Italy, but Humphreys has insisted that sentiment should be reserved for after the fixture.
"As a group we really want to park that and we'll think about that after the game," Humphreys added.
"This is about focusing on the job and finishing a tough eight-game period. We want to represent ourselves in the right manner."
