 Complete the following phrase:  However, Murdochs rink endured what he described as a difficult year following the 2014 Olympics: they lost in the final of the Scottish Championships in February 2015 to defending champion and former team-mate Ewan MacDonalds team, denying Team Murdoch a place at the 2015 Ford World Mens Curling Championship, before finishing third in the Scottish qualifying tournament held in October of that year for the 2015 European Curling Championships behind Kyle Smith and former team-mate Tom Brewsters rinks, thus failing to secure selection. In 2016 Team Murdoch were runners-up to Team Brewster in both the Scottish championships in February and the European Playdowns in October. Murdochs rink were selected to compete for Scotland at the 