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White happy with his progress

Captain Jason White does not expect to be back to his best until Scotland are midway through their World Cup pool.

The Sale Sharks flanker came through his second comeback match unscathed as South Africa defeated Scotland 27-3 at Murrayfield.

White, who suffered a serious knee injury during the autumn Test series, said: "My own sharpness is getting better but I'm realistic and know it will take a couple of games to feel that I'm playing naturally. However, I'm pretty happy with my progress."

He added: "We're not used to playing at the intensity that the South Africans bring and the more we play together and the more we play international rugby against sides like these, we will get better.

"The fact they have had more games than us was a definite factor and the longer we have together at the World Cup the better we will become."

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