Dods: Whitewash Agony Will Linger ; Warning From Veteran of Last Scots Wipeout

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PETER DODS knows only too well the stigma attached to the dreaded whitewash. Nineteen years ago, the former Scotland fullback went from hero to zero as a disenchanted public vented their displeasure in the wake of a barren Five Nations championship.

Despite helping to secure the Grand Slam just 12 months previously, Dods was brought crashing down to earth after the same squad of players had contrived to finish their next campaign pointless.

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Dods: Whitewash Agony Will Linger ; Warning From Veteran of Last Scots Wipeout

Returning to work as a joiner in Galashiels in the wake of defeat to England at Twickenham was bad enough. In Scottish rugby's heartland, sympathy for a losing team is about as rare as a dry day in April.

And, at the centre of the...

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