Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Ordinarily, the result in World Cup warm-up games is not as important as the performance when individuals and small units as combinations are tested. But Scotland’s result in Italy was different — mainly because we had not won a game this calendar year. Having been whitewashed in the Six Nations and beaten by Ireland last week, the game in Turin was one the Scots had to win. Losing six on the trot is not good and it is very easy to forget how to win games, how to make the right decisions to close out tight matches. So the victory over the Italians was very significant and welcoming.Scotland beat Italy 16-12 in Turin on Saturday in World Cup warm-upFlanker John Hardie one of those to impress for Vern Cotter's sideFormer Scotland captain andy Nicol gives his view on the performance 
 Question:I think, though, it will be too little too late for Watson, as Hardie did enough to justify _ bringing him into the squad at such a late stage.

Vern Cotter