GLASGOW Warriors winger Tommy Seymour believes there is a lot more to come from this Scotland squad - and thinks that Saturday’s game against Samoa would be the perfect time to deliver it.

The Scots are favourites to beat the Samoans in their last Pool B game and claim a place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup, but Seymour thinks it is about time they proved themselves by playing well for the full 80 minutes. Although they beat Japan and the United States well in their first two games, they did not really hit their stride until after the break - and when they did the same against South Africa it was too late to prevent a defeat.

“Although we’ve had a lot of positives from scoring a lot of tries in the first two games, I still think this is a group of players that expects more from themselves,” Seymour said. “We haven’t played as a team for 80 minutes, and that’s something we’re targeting this weekend. We’ve got another opportunity and it’s well overdue. The guys who go out will be looking to do it consistently for 80 minutes.

“It’s one of those things we’ve talked about, because it’s been relevant after our first three matches. There’s no definitive answer to solving the problem, otherwise we’d go out there and do it.

“There needs to be a real focus on what we do when we get it right and what we do when we get it wrong. We need to integrate the entire team and be in a situation where everyone is comfortable on the ball and in the way we’re trying to play. It’s about doing the simple things well, as quickly as possible, because that’s when you start to grow into the game. If the confidence is high the rest should follow.”

While Scotland have played well in part of every game, Seymour is sure they can still get a lot better once they learn how to play closer to the top of their form from kick-off. “We’ve done a lot of positive things, but I think there’s absolutely the sense and the feeling there’s much more to come from this team,” he said. “There are tries in this team and we’ve great confidence in the boys’ abilities. It’s an exciting group to be a part of and when you look around you are excited by what you see.

“Yet there’s no doubt we haven’t come close to peaking as a set of players, and that can only spur us on. It’s about squeezing every last ounce of effort and ability out of ourselves against Samoa.”

If Scotland win on Saturday, they will play either Australia or Wales, both of whom have already qualified. Given the length of Wales’ injury list, a quarter-final meeting with them rather than the Wallabies would appear to offer Scotland a better chance of reaching the last four for the first time since 1991, but Seymour declined an invitation to look that far ahead and say who he would like to play against next weekend.

“I’ve not really thought about it - we have to focus on Samoa. Both teams have played some outstanding rugby and they’ll both be pretty tricky opposition if we get over the line against Samoa. Either would provide one hell of a test, but I’d like to think we could provide the same for them.”