Scotland have gained simply 4 of 10 Check matches this yr and had been left with an all-too-familiar feeling at full-time.
Tuipulotu was requested if criticism from the stands was justified after one other defeat and stated: “I feel so, yeah.
“Gregor has spoken within the altering room about back-to-back house sell-outs, not each stadium does that.
“We watched some rugby yesterday and there have been some empty seats within the stadium, however not in our stadium and there is a little little bit of guilt there as a result of individuals pay good cash to return watch us.”
It was the character of Scotland’s collapse that was so alarming.
From a place of dominance to being carved open nearly at will, with no manner of stopping the tide.
Scotland shipped penalty after penalty throughout the Argentine onslaught as gamers drained and Santiago Carreras took the sport by the scruff of its neck.
Replacements Tom Jordan and George Horne had been left on the Scotland bench as they had been swamped by wave after wave of blue-and-white assault.
“Choices and self-discipline would be the two areas we glance most intently on,” Townsend stated.
“Now we have to be higher in our self-discipline. In the event you give a workforce with momentum penalty after penalty, it makes it simpler for them.
“We clearly did not deal with that momentum change once we went 21-0 up and had a chance to go 28-0 up. It flipped on that second.
“Credit score to Argentina, they put us beneath stress and deserved to win in that ultimate quarter.”
Scotland got here shut towards New Zealand final weekend, coming from 17-0 all the way down to degree earlier than conceding on the loss of life, however each captain and coach agreed this outcome was the larger disappointment.
“I do not assume I may very well be as disenchanted as I used to be final week, however I feel that is extra disappointing,” Tuipulotu stated.
“I stated to the boys, ‘We’re going to should take a extremely arduous take a look at ourselves’.
“The subsequent couple of days are going to harm and it begins with me, I am the captain of the squad and I take duty as properly.”
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