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'Scotland played well but have to be more resilient and less complacent'

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We asked for your thoughts on Scotland's 59-21 win against Portugal.

Here's what some of you had to say:

John: Disappointed to see Tom Jordon getting in to Scottish rugby, then upping sticks to move to Bristol. We need to keep players in Scotland to have proper strength and success.

Mark: An enjoyable carnival atmosphere at Murrayfield, but it doesn't really feel as if anyone really put their hand up to seriously challenge the established XV. Probably explains why Jordan got the man of the match award. It's a totally different Test next week.

Anon: That was a B side by Scotland who played well, scrappy at times, but a team that has never played together. A lot of young players for the future. Some big forwards which was nice to see. Portugal were good to a point, they like to run and have the ball in hand.

Ed: Why is Duhan van der Merwe still seen by so many, including some pundits, as the go-to winger? He's a fantastic finisher, but Darcy Graham creates more for himself and for others and is much harder to nullify entirely from the game. Don't Graham, Kyle Steyn, Kyle Rowe, Blair Kinghorn all bring better skills and more gifts to the backline?

Henry: Great to be able to say after another big win, with nine tries, that there is room for improvement! The new recruits all fitted in well. Next week will be a real test. Congrats to Portugal for having a go.

John: Scotland have now got so much depth on the wing with Graham, Duhan, Kinghorn, Steyn, Rowe and Arron Reed. I feel sorry for them that they are amazing players but won't get much game time in big matches.

Graeme: Once we could rely on the lineout, now it's a major concern. None of our hookers have a reliable throw, which is a huge worry with the Six Nations looming. Glad Darcy got himself a try, deserves everything he gets, he's a better all round winger/player than Duhan.

David: Why was Johnny Matthews ignored in the way that he was when Patrick Harrison was having a terrible game? Gregor Townsend is beginning to embarrass himself.

Jamie: Scotland played well but have to be more resilient and less complacent. Some of the tries Portugal scored could easily have been denied with some simple defence.

Iain: What a poor performance. Our set piece was a shambles with Portugal dominating scrum and lineout. Furthermore we had no shape and were directionless. Only Josh Bayliss in the forwards and Jordan and Rory Hutchinson achieved pass marks. Our strength in depth is not as deep as we thought and the coaching team has a lot of questions to answer.