Steve Borthwick’s resurgent side hold on for another tight win after costly Finn Russell miss

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‘I just don’t know how that’s a penalty,’ says head coachSteve Borthwick: ‘They found a way to win the game’Scotland’s coaches and players believe two key officiating decisions potentially denied them another historic Calcutta Cup victory. Gregor Townsend feels his team were unlucky to concede the crucial second-half penalty kicked by Fin Smith that ultimately proved decisive and doubts have also been raised over the solitary English try, scored by Tommy Freeman.Townsend was particularly unhappy about the crucial penalty given against Rory Darge and Tom Jordan for lifting Ben Curry out of a ruck. “I’m going to go through the game two or three times to see whether we could have got better decisions,” said Townsend, the head coach. “I did feel the decision that counted against us for the winning three points where we cleared someone out of the ruck I just don’t know how that’s a penalty. Continue reading...

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England 16-15 Scotland: Russell’s late conversion drifted wide as England held on for a dramatic Calcutta Cup victory for the first time in five years

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England 16-15 ScotlandRussell puts conversion wide after Van der Merwe tryAt long last England have shaken off their Calcutta Cup blues. Never in the previous 153 years of this fixture had Scotland managed five successive wins over the auld enemy and another tartan triumph really would have had them dancing in the streets of Galashiels in Bill McLaren’s memory. This was a desperately tight old battle, though, with a second gripping home victory in consecutive games only secured right at the death.In the end it all hinged on whether Finn Russell could land the angled conversion following Duhan van der Merwe’s 79th-minute try. Up went the ball, end over end, and for the first half of its flight it seemed Scotland might be celebrating once more. Agonisingly for the visitors, though, it then curved just wide of the left-hand upright to leave England, to their immense relief, still alive in the title race. Continue reading...

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England 16-15 Scotland: The hosts clung on as Finn Russell’s missed touchline conversion ended Scotland’s dominance in this fixture

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Steve Borthwick’s resurgent side out for Calcutta Cup revenge after last-gasp win over France

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Scotland have dominated this fixture in recent years and will hope to continue their superiority

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Steve Borthwick’s resurgent side out for Calcutta Cup revenge after last-gasp win over France

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Steve Borthwick’s resurgent side out for Calcutta Cup revenge after last-gasp win over France

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Steve Borthwick’s resurgent side out for Calcutta Cup revenge after last-gasp win over France

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Steve Borthwick’s side out for revenge against old rivals after last-gasp win over France

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Scotland have dominated this fixture in recent years and will hope to continue their superiority

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Gregor Townsend's men will be looking to get one over on their eternal rivals once again

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