The very fact of their inclusion in this particular set of World Cup reviews will be reminder enough to Scotland fans of a tournament in which their side failed to live up to the promise shown under Andy Robinson’s guiding hand in the last few years.

So, the party’s over for another four years and we can get back to the constant cycle of ‘building for the World Cup’ again. The slate is wiped clean, recent failings can be consigned to history, and fresh hope for a new dawn that will ultimately end in triumph in England 2015 can begin to take hold.