The Scotland ‘A’ team were unable to recreate the heroics of their fellow countrymen against Argentina this afternoon as they lost 33-13 to their second-string counterparts, the Jaguars, at the IRB Nations Cup. Looking back on all three matches – against Georgia, Namibia and this afternoon’s encounter with Argentina – head coach Sean Lineen said: You can’t criticise the effort of the players. The way in which we’ve come together and trained has been very good. We scored the first try in every game but couldn’t keep up the intensity. I know the players will agree that the area which let us down was individual skills.The Scotland ‘A’ team were unable to recreate the heroics of their fellow countrymen against Argentina this afternoon as they lost 33-13 to their second-string counterparts, the Jaguars, at the IRB Nations Cup. Looking back on all three matches – against Georgia, Namibia and this afternoon’s encounter with Argentina – head coach Sean Lineen said: You can’t criticise the effort of the players. The way in which we’ve come together and trained has been very good. We scored the first try in every game but couldn’t keep up the intensity. I know the players will agree that the area which let us down was individual skills. I’m always very positive and what I’ll take back from this tournament is the performances shown by players like Fraser McKenzie, Steven Turnbull and Chris Fusaro. Bryan Rennie also put his hand up. This is a tournament where we have two teams in the World Cup so I know everyone will learn from this. Flanker Roddy Grant also commented after the match: It’s been a really tough couple of weeks. Through the games we played well in certain bits, and in certain aspects of the games there were a lot of mistakes and individual errors which let us down. That’s basically what cost us the wins. Looking back, including the sevens, I’ve played up to about 35 games this season. It’s been a lot of rugby, and the body is definitely feeling it, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve loved every game. Playing for your country to finish off a season is always special. It’s something I’ve enjoyed but I’m somewhat disappointed with the results. Second-row Fraser McKenzie was able to see beyond the final result and speak of the personal experience he gained at this year’s tournament. We’re all extremely disappointed, he said. We know it’s unacceptable that we’ve lost three games. In hindsight, we’re all here for different reasons and at different stages of our careers. Personally, I’m here to get game-time and get the experience to step up to a higher level. You noticed just how many new caps we had when the jerseys were being handed out for the first game. All of these players now have ‘A’ international experience and that can only help them when they go back to their respective clubs. Despite Argentina nudging over an early penalty, Scotland had started the game brightly. This was confirmed when Bryan Rennie leapt over the line in the left hand corner. Scotland built their way through the phases and had numerous opportunities to break through. But it was captain Ally Hogg who finally burst his way past the defence and offloaded to Rennie who bundled over his opposite man to score. Scrum-half Greig Laidlaw slotted a difficult conversion from the touchline. Ten minutes later, the Jaguars cancelled that effort out as they scored an opportunistic try after 20 minutes. As they sought to ignite a counter attack, they chipped up field. Ben Cairns tried to clear the ball on the half volley but it went straight into the hands of one of the chasing Jaguars. It eventually made its way to fullback Joaquin Tuculet who crossed the line. Stand-off Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias scored two of the three ensuing penalties to give the Argentines a 14-10 half-time advantage. The second half started with a frustrating sin binning of prop Bruce Douglas. The Montpellier front-rower was penalised for malicious contact at the breakdown but the television replays found no such foul play. A man down, Scotland conceded a further Iglesias penalty before Tuculet scored his second try. The ball bounced awkwardly from a short chip over the Scottish defence only for Juan Imhoff to correct his approach, collect and find try-scorer Tuculet in support. Iglesias converted. As the game entered the final 20 minutes Scotland were presented with a palpable opportunity to score. Nicholas Sanchez was shown a yellow card for a high tackle on Ben Cairns. The penalty was awarded on the Argentine five metre line, but despite being a man up at this point and 14 points down, Scotland chose to take the penalty rather than a scrum of quick tap. Laidlaw added the three points but those were soon cancelled out by Iglesias. Centre Nicolas Sanchez took over the kicking duties in the final ten minutes as Iglesias was substituted. He grabbed two penalties of his own to kill the game off for Scotland. Scotland A: Jack Cuthbert (Bath); Mark Robertson (Edinburgh), Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), John Houston (Edinburgh), Bryan Rennie (Exeter Chiefs); David Blair (Edinburgh), Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh); Kyle Traynor (Edinburgh), Fergus Thomson (Glasgow Warriors), Bruce Douglas (Montpellier), James Eddie (Glasgow Warriors), Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh), Roddy Grant (Edinburgh), Chris Fusaro (Heriot’s)*, Ally Hogg (Edinburgh) CAPTAIN Substitutes: David Young (Edinburgh) for Traynor (28 mins), Scott Newlands (Edinburgh) for Eddie (40 mins), Alex Blair (Edinburgh) for Houston and Colin Shaw (Scotland 7s) for Rennie (both 55 mins), Andrew Kelly (Edinburgh) for Thomson, Mark McMillan (Glasgow Warriors) for Laidlaw and Calum Forrester (Glasgow Warriors) for Fusaro (all 63 mins) * = Member of Scottish Rugby’s National Academy Argentina Jaguars: Joaquin Tuculet (Los Tilos); Belisario Agulla (Hindu), Francisco Merello (Regatas de Bella Vista), Nicolas Sanchez (Tucuman Lawn Tennis), Juan Imhoff (Duendes); Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias (Associacion Alumni), Nicolas Bruzzone (San Isidro); Mauricio Guidone (La Plata), Alvaro Tejeda (Overmach Parma), Guillermo Roan (La Plata), Carlos Cáceres (Tucuman Lawn Tennis), Tomas Roan (La Plata), Pablo Colacrai (Universitario), Rodrigo Bruno (Jockey Club), Agustín Guzman (Tucuman RC) CAPTAIN Substitutes: Esteban Bustillo (Newman), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (La Plata), Agustín Smidt (La Tablada), Benjamin Macome (Tucumán RC), Martín Landajo (Club Atlético de San Isidro), Tomás Rosati (Belgrano BA), Francisco Cuneo (Old Resian)  Scotland A squad (sponsor Murray) to compete at the IRB Nations Cup in Romania (8-20 June) Forwards: Bruce Douglas (Montpellier), James Eddie, Calum Forrester (both Glasgow Warriors), Chris Fusaro (Heriot’s)*, Roddy Grant, Ally Hogg (both Edinburgh), Ed Kalman (Glasgow Warriors), Andrew Kelly, Fraser McKenzie, Scott Newlands (all Edinburgh), Fergus Thomson (Glasgow Warriors), Kyle Traynor, Steven Turnbull, David Young (all Edinburgh) Backs: Alex Blair, David Blair, Ben Cairns (all Edinburgh), Jack Cuthbert (Bath), Rob Dewey, Peter Horne (both Glasgow Warriors), John Houston, Greig Laidlaw (both Edinburgh), Mark McMillan (Glasgow Warriors), Bryan Rennie (Exeter Chiefs), Mark Robertson (Edinburgh), Colin Shaw (Scotland 7s) * = Member of Scottish Rugby’s National Academy Scotland A’s fixtures/results at the 2010 IRB Nations Cup – all to be played at the Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf Scotland A 21-22 Georgia, Friday 11 June Scotland A 20-23 Namibia, Tuesday 15 June Argentina Jaguars 33-13 Scotland A, Sunday 20 June