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Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw hopes to build more momentum heading into next years Six Nations by completing back-to-back victories this weekend. Brian OGrady Jersey . The Dark Blues kicked off their autumn internationals with a narrow defeat to Australia but they bounced back by edging out Argentina last Saturday and now take on Georgia at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock this Saturday.Scotland kick off their 2017 Six Nations campaign with a clash at home to Ireland on February 4 and Laidlaw, who kicked a stoppage-time penalty to see off the Pumas, already has that match in his sights. The Gloucester scrum-half said: If you can win games back to back, it builds confidence and it builds momentum.The next time this group comes together after this game will be for the Six Nations so if we can win again after Saturday, it will be huge for us.It makes such a big difference. It means the boys have confidence in each other and everything we are trying to do out on the field. England vs Argentina November 26, 2016, 1:30pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass To be honest, even though we fell short against Australia, we can still take confidence from the type of performance we put in.If we can get a performance and a result this weekend well be in a great spot.Laidlaw is ready for a physical test against Georgia, who defeated Samoa 20-16 on Saturday largely thanks to their muscular forwards as they were rewarded for their efforts with a penalty try and another push-over surge. Laidlaws boot has been a key weapon for Scotland this autumn Georgia are developing into a good side, he said. They have had a lot of positive results this year and Im sure they will be confident in their own right.They are big on their scrummaging and their forward play. Coming off the back of a big win they will be coming here to cause an upset. We will have to be right up for it. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! We need to play an aggressive game because they are an aggressive team themselves who like the contact side of the game. But so do we and we have shown that these last two weeks.We enjoyed winning on Saturday so its very important we finish off this series with another win.The two games so far have been pretty brutal and thats part of the challenge. It wont drop off and we as players have go to drive that part of our performance forward. Ireland vs Australia November 26, 2016, 5:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass We understand what this game will be about and its up to us to put in a performance at the weekend. We need to get our own stuff right, though. We cant be too worried about Georgia.If we can get our skill sets right and get our dangerous players with ball in hand and space to run in, then I think we can cause them some problems.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: Scotland move up rankings Laidlaw: We didnt panic Scotland shade Pumas Wallabies snatch victory Austin Kearns Jersey . Henrik Samuelsson and Luke Bertolucci also scored for the Oil Kings, who are now 9-0 on home ice in the playoffs to cut Portlands series lead to 2-1. Chase De Leo and Mathew Dumba responded for the Winterhawks, who suffered just their fourth loss in their last 46 games, a string of success running all the way back to Jan. Bernie Carbo Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (4) – He had a strong game Sunday; was very good in tight with big saves on Crosby, Malkin and Neal in-crease.TORONTO - Toronto FC is gearing up for a return match with the Philadelphia Union and, despite a recent slump, star midfielder Michael Bradley says Toronto has everything to play for. Bradley says nothing is lost with nine games remaining. And if the team posts some wins, it can book its ticket to the playoffs. Toronto is looking to turn things around after a weekend coaching change. The team has won just three of its last 14 games, a stretch that has seen it drop 28 of 42 possible points. But Bradley says theree were positives to take from the midweek 1-0 loss at Philadelphia. Tommy Helms Jersey. He says it was a performance that deserved more. The two teams meet again Saturday, this time at BMO Field. Toronto (9-10-6) stands fourth in the Eastern Conference with 33 points, the same number as fifth-place Columbus and sixth-place Philadelphia. Toronto has a game in hand. The top five teams in the conference make the playoffs. Toronto could drop to sixth if Philadelphia, Columbus and New York all win this week. ' ' '
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