6N 2018: Scotland v England, 24 February

by **George Carlin** Tue 13 Feb 2018, 11:01 am

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SCOTLAND v ENGLAND
24 February 2018
KO: 16:45 GMT
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Live on [Old BBC Colonial]

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant 1: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant 2: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

A. Head to Head

135 Played 135
42 Won 75
18 Drawn 18
75 Lost 42
1,162 Points 1,623

B. Recent Form

2 February 2013
Twickenham, London
38 – 18 to England

8 February 2014
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
0 – 20 to England

14 March 2015
Twickenham, London
25 – 13 to England

6 February 2016
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
9 – 15 to England

11 March 2017
Twickenham, London
61 – 21 to England

C. Teams

SCOTLAND
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Hogg, Seymour, Jones, Horne, Maitland, Russell, Laidlaw; Reid, McInally, Berghan, Gilchrist, J Gray, Barclay (capt), Watson, Wilson.

Replacements: Lawson, J Bhatti, WP Nel, Swinson, Denton, Price, Grigg, Kinghorn.

ENGLAND
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6N 2018: Scotland v England, 24 February - Page 15 Englis10

Brown, Watson, Joseph, Farrell, May, Ford, Care; M Vunipola, Hartley (capt), Cole, Launchbury, Itoje, Lawes, Robshaw, Hughes.

Replacements: George, Marler, Williams, G Kruis (Saracens), Underhill, Wigglesworth, B Te'o, J Nowell.

by **RDW** Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:14 pm

Huge call Townsend taking Laidlaw off!

by SimonofSurrey Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:14 pm

England absolutely getting the wrong end of every possible bad call. And most bounces. Funny how often that seems to happen (ie I freely admit the bounces and the 50/50s have favoured England more than once in close games during this great run since EJ took over as coach).

by mid_gen Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:14 pm

Scotland starting to flap...I see an England interception coming...

by eirebilly Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:16 pm

This is where I feel England's replacements will have more impact than Scotland's. Scotland will have to play a lot of phases to keep England at bay.

by **RDW** Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:16 pm

That was such a stupid penalty from Lawes

by Artful_Dodger Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:17 pm

That is one of the dullest things on a rugby pitch you will ever see from Lawes.

by Pot Hale Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:17 pm

22-6 at halftime.

Can England do a Leinster comeback?

by **RDW** Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:17 pm

What a time for kinghorn to get his first cap!

by quinsforever Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:18 pm

poor by lawes. brain fart

by Heaf Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:18 pm

mid_gen wrote:Complete baffled by Owens' breakdown. Why are only Scotland allowed to compete? England are immediately told to stay out or it's lost.

And why are they allowed to pick the ball up after a ruck has been formed?

by quinsforever Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:19 pm

big 20 mins for teo too

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:19 pm

England have been totally bossed today and deserve to lose, but the ref has refereed the breakdown very differently for both teams. Scotland cam compete longer and hold on for longer?

by tatterd Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:19 pm

Let's see if Uncle Eddie maintains his line about "the TMO decisions must be respected" in his post match interview

by Geordie Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:19 pm

England will lose this and lose to Ireland.

Hopefully that will be a valuable learning experience.

by **RDW** Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:19 pm

Other stupid England penalty

by eirebilly Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:19 pm

Underhill could be in trouble here.

by mid_gen Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:20 pm

This is it, can Scotland hang on now our bench is in play. They've been faster and more physical so far, but Underhill has helped turn the tide.

by SimonofSurrey Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:20 pm

[quote="mid_gen"]Scotland starting to flap...I see an England interception coming...[/quots.

Relax: Nasty Nige will go upstairs to try to scrub it off, the mood he's in today.

by **RDW** Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:20 pm

No arms tackle from two players!

by tigertattie Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:21 pm

That could be the game

by majesticimperialman Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:21 pm

England playing like total idiot's. do not deserve to win.

Scotland have been the far better team today.

by Scottrf Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:22 pm

Well played Scotland. Definitely deserved. Bossed the breakdown and punished us kicking away too much.

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:23 pm

That’s that then.

We needed a wake up call.

Well played Scotland great performance

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:23 pm

Stop kicking it away for Frak sake

by tigertattie Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:24 pm

Captain Barclay.

Joint motm with jones imo

by SimonofSurrey Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:24 pm

That was very very dull of Underhill. Probably the action that nails it for Scotland. And Owens is now making sure England defenders stay 3-5 mrtres behind the ball. And penalising timely release in the ruck. this is getting ridiculous now.

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:25 pm

Once again Scotland are allowed to compete for the ball yet England are told to leave it straight away!

by mid_gen Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:25 pm

Eugh. That should be the game.

This England team know how to scrape out a win though, not giving up hope yet.

Not helping that Scotland are being allowed to sit a yard or two offside.

by quinsforever Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:25 pm

awful. scots players standing in front of breakdown. not even part of it. blocking

by Heaf Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:27 pm

Owens breakdown refereeing has been odd to say the least

by eirebilly Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:29 pm

Composure and discipline have killed England today, very unlike them under Jones.

Fair play to Scotland though, they really played well in the first half and defended excellently in the second.

by quinsforever Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:30 pm

yes scotland have been very good. england chose to let them play and have possession first half. big mistake.

by SimonofSurrey Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:30 pm

That was very very dull of Underhill. Probably the action that nails it for Scotland. Why is Owens now making England defenders stay 3-5 mrtres behind the ball? And penalising timely release in the ruck. This is getting ridiculous now. Problem is if you play like d1cks in the first 40, and concede a few dumb pens, the ref only has one eye from then on.

All that said, Scotland have played really really well and deserve it thoroughly.

by mid_gen Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:30 pm

Scotland the better team for sure.

Can't help but feel that every breakdown Owens is watching and waiting to see if he can either award Scotland a penalty or tell England not to compete.

by tatterd Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:30 pm

England fans blaming the ref? Surely not? Thought it was only the Welsh who did that?

by SimonofSurrey Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:31 pm

SimonofSurrey wrote:That was very very dull of Underhill. Probably the action that nails it for Scotland. Why is Owens now making England defenders stay 3-5 metres behind the ball? And penalising timely release in the ruck. This is getting ridiculous now. Problem is if you play like d1cks in the first 40, and concede a few dumb pens, the ref only has one eye from then on.

All that said, Scotland have played really really well and deserve it thoroughly.

by Geordie Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:31 pm

This defeat and the impending one to Ireland will be huge learning experiences in the quest for the world cup

by quinsforever Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:32 pm

tatterd wrote:England fans blaming the ref? Surely not? Thought it was only the Welsh who did that?

well the breakdown has been a mess. and it has favoured scotland. but that is not why the score is what it is. scotland have been very good.

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:34 pm

High tackles allowed now

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:34 pm

Hurray penalty

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:36 pm

How is that supporting his weight????????

by SimonofSurrey Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:36 pm

tatterd wrote:England fans blaming the ref? Surely not? Thought it was only the Welsh who did that?

Not at all. I think you'll find the English here are saying Scottland deserve to win. What's galling is Nigel O - who's a class act - having a real off day.

by **RDW** Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:36 pm

Instead of blaming the ref how about the fact our technique has been fantastic and England have been far too slow to the breakdown?

by quinsforever Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:37 pm

and how was that supporting his own weight? terrible

by quinsforever Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:38 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Instead of blaming the ref how about the fact our technique has been fantastic and England have been far too slow to the breakdown?

clearly better first half. better suited to owens second half

by majesticimperialman Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:38 pm

Well played Scotland well deserved winners.

England need to take a good look at themselves

by Heaf Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:38 pm

TightHEAD wrote:How is that supporting his weight????????

His head is made of some sort of anti-gravity material allowing his feet to be further back that his hips somehow?

by eirebilly Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:38 pm

What a win Scotland, well done clap

by TightHEAD Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:39 pm

Congratulations Scotland

by **RDW** Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:39 pm

We won!!!

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