Was Scotland's Six Nations a success?

[BBC] BBC Sport Scotland's Andy Burke has been answering some of your Scottish rugby questions. George asked: How highly can we rate this Six Nations for Scotland given the fact everyone said pre-tournament we needed to beat Ireland and getting that monkey off our back was the most important thing to do? Andy answered: Rory Lawson said on this week's BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast the Six Nations campaign was "a step rather than a leap forward" for Scotland.

I think that's a fair assessment. Going into the tournament off the back of a disappointing autumn, many people would have expected a fourth-place finish behind France, England and Ireland. Some were fearful of finishing even lower, behind Italy.

Third is a solid return and while the championship was bookended by those disappointments in Rome and Dublin, there was a lot to like in the victories in between against England, Wales and France. The dispiriting part is Scotland look no closer to finding the answers to beating Ireland, something they will have to do if they are to have success in the Six Nations or next year's World Cup. Mike asked: How can the SRU justify Sean Everitt's contract extension?

If they continue to lose this season do you think he will be there for the 26-27 season? From the stands on Friday surrounded by season-ticket holders no one is going to buy again until Everitt is gone, so do the SRU actually care about Edinburgh fans? Andy answered: The decision to extend Everitt's contract came as a big surprise and nothing that has happened since would suggest it was justified.