Radford wants Scotland to add 'killer instinct'
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New Scotland defence coach Lee Radford says developing a "killer instinct" against the world's top teams is the next step in the national side's evolution.
Radford will combine his Scotland duties with his current role as Northampton defence coach having replaced Steve Tandy, who left Gregor Townsend's backroom team to become Wales head coach.
Scotland are targeting an historic first victory over New Zealand this autumn, and will also face Argentina, Tonga and the USA, whom they host at Murrayfield on Saturday.
"I think there's two real pluses for the group," Radford said.
"The average age is a good age. It's coming up to their best years. Secondly, the amount of caps they've consistently played together, so the cohesion among the group is another strength.
"I think knocking one or two of those [top] sides off, starting with the All Blacks game and Argentina, it won't do us any harm.
"I think they've showed over the last couple of seasons how well they can compete. Having a little bit of that killer instinct among the big boys is obviously the next step."
