'We showed typical Scottish values'

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Scotland showed 'typical Scottish values' as they worked until the last whistle to record a historic victory over the Maori All Blacks, says scrum-half George Horne.Having led by 17 points, the Scots were only up by three with the Maoris attacking their line in the final play, but they managed to turn the ball over and kick it dead to earn victory."It was unbelievable," Horne said. "We came into the game with quite a new team, a young squad, and we've come together really well in the last few weeks. "To come together and put on a performance like that... it wasn't that pretty but we dug in and we showed typical Scottish values. To get the win at the end, to keep them out in the corner, was huge."Horne was instrumental in the Scotland victory, starting and scoring two tries in his own typical fashion."Getting the chance to represent Scotland is everything for me," he added. "To cap that off with a win first and foremost, and to get over for a try is always nice. Just delighted."It just shows the character of the team. We defended for four or five minutes at the end there, gave away a few penalties, got a yellow card. That didn't phase us. "We stuck to our system and it was massive moment with that big counter-ruck at the end, it just shows what we mean to each other and how much it means to play for Scotland."