Scotland, who missed out on a victory at Twickenham two years ago when England snatched a 38-all draw in the 83rd minute, were not to be denied this time and in truth it would have been a sporting travesty had they been. "We had a good feeling over the last couple of weeks but that was above expectation and an outstanding start. The lineout was superb -we really respect the England set piece but we put pressure on the lineout, and the scrum was solid. Great runs by Hogg and Sean Maitland kept England on the defensive and, with Russell pulling the strings - just as he did in the remarkable second-half comeback in 2019 - Scotland continued to dominate and England to give away penalties. England coach Eddie Jones delivered his usual post-defeat analysis that he had not prepared the team well enough but could not explain what had gone wrong.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 06, 2021 19:30 UTC