Evie Gallagher says Scotland should consider they belong amongst the world's greatest if they’re to compete in opposition to the highest worldwide sides.
The quantity eight scored each of Scotland's tries in opposition to New Zealand however the Black Ferns had been a category aside as they ran in 10 tries for a 66-14 victory at Hive Stadium.
It was a second straight defeat for the Scots within the WXV World Sequence following final weekend's defeat to Canada.
Having confronted the edges ranked two and three on the earth, Gallagher has urged her staff to point out extra perception in themselves as they put together to face Australia subsequent Saturday.
"We are able to punch effectively above our weight," she informed BBC Scotland.
"I believe it's doing it as a staff and backing up small wins with small wins.
"I believe we will be responsible of holding again a bit bit due to the large names that we're going up in opposition to proper now, however I believe it's belief that we’ve these ability units, we’ve the physicality, we simply have to again it and belief that we are able to go time and again and once more.
"Look, we're not shying away from the truth that we wish a end result in opposition to Australia, however they put in a struggle in opposition to England the opposite week, so we all know what they're going to deliver.
"They're a really spectacular facet, however we wish to take all of the positives from these final two weeks and actually put up a robust struggle in opposition to them subsequent week."
