England (9) 22 / Scotland (9) 16 (Final score)

England edged closer to their first Six Nations title and grand slam for eight years when they beat Scotland 22-16 on Sunday but they were made to work hard for their fourth successive victory.

Scotland, who had lost their opening three games and not won at Twickenham since 1983, scrapped furiously throughout in a game strewn with errors and turnovers and were deservedly level at 9-9 15 minutes into the second half.

A try by replacement flanker Tom Croft plus four Toby Flood penalties took England 10 points clear after 79 minutes and though a Max Evans try brought the Scots back to within three, replacement Jonny Wilkinson finished things off with a penalty in the final minute.

England top the championship standings with eight points from four wins. Wales, second on six points, are the only team who can deny Martin Johnson’s team the title but to do so they would need to see England lose in Ireland next week and beat France in Paris.

 

Scoring:-

England: Penalties – Flood (4) Wilkenson (1)

Try – Tom Croft, Conversion – Jonny Wilkenson

Scotland:Penalties – Paterson (2), Drop goal Jackson (49th min)

Try – Nick Evans, Conversion – Chris Paterson

Teams –

England
15 Ben Foden
14 Chris Ashton
13 Mike Tindall
12 Shontayne Hape
11 Mark Cueto
10 Toby Flood
9 Ben Youngs
8 Nick Easter
7 James Haskell
6 Tom Wood
5 Tom Palmer
4 Louis Deacon
3 Dan Cole
2 Dylan Hartley
1 Alex Corbisiero
SUBSTITUTES
16 Steve Thompson
17 Paul Doran-Jones
18 Simon Shaw
19 Tom Croft
20 Danny Care
21 Jonny Wilkinson
22 Matt Banahan
Scotland
15 Chris Paterson
14 Simon Danielli
13 Joe Ansbro
12 Sean Lamont
11 Max Evans
10 Ruaridh Jackson
9 Rory Lawson
8 Kelly Brown
7 John Barclay
6 Nathan Hines
5 Alastair Kellock
4 Richie Gray
3 Moray Low
2 Ross Ford
1 Allan Jacobsen
SUBSTITUTES
16 Scott Lawson
17 Geoff Cross
18 Richie Vernon
19 Alasdair Strokosch
20 Mike Blair
21 Dan Parks
22 Nick De Luca

 

 

37 Responses to Six Nations – England v Scotland

  • 1

    Brown is off, moving his arms promisingly, but pressure is now on Ford who has a throw on his own line again

  • 2

    Johnson is furious with the referee for ending England’s advantage moments before they knock it on themselves after a good attack from Hape and then Ashton

  • 3

    52 England win a penalty for the scrum, but then concede the penalty 10m downfield, at a tackle. This is shocking rugby. These are meant to be professional players and they perform like amateurs.

    51 Free kick to England for a skew feed at the scrum.

    50 Another Scottish shocker at the line-out, but England return the favour with a forward pass near halfway.

    48 England turn the ball over on the Scottish 22 and then concede a penalty on halfway, as the Scottish chase on the clearing kick was just too quick for the retreating English defenders.

  • 4

    Dan Parks is on for Jackson and Mike Blair is on for Lawson as well

  • 5

    Danny Care is on for Youngs for England as well and he’s got options as he orchestrates England attack in the Scottish 22

  • 6

    Poitre blows up and Barclay is off for 10. The French referee has sin binned him

  • 7

    ENGLAND PENALTY Flood kicks the simple penalty and Scotland now must survive 10 with 14 men

  • 8

    Good surges from Evans and Ansbro but Poitre blows up for an injury – to himself! He’s pulled a hamstring and Andy Robinson is furious as Scotland were on the attack

  • 9

    59 Referee Romain Poite is helped from the field after pulling a calf muscle.

  • 10

    20 minutes remaining at Twickenham and it’s going to go down to the last minute surely

  • 11

    60 Dan Parks tries a drop-goal, but it was nowhere near the target. Poor effort.

  • 12

    scrappy from Engalnd – Ashton the latest culprit as he flung a pass straight to the impressive Gray

  • 13

    Scotland are weathering Barclay’s absences well so far – 5 minutes on the sin bin clock

  • 14

    England have summoned the replacements – Thompson, Wilkinson and Croftall waiting to join the fray

  • 15

    64 Scotland scrapping very hard on the floor, despite being a man down among the forwards.

  • 16

    What a tackle from Paterson in the left corner to save a certain try. Simply sensational from the Scottish fullback

  • 17

    He made up a massive gap, chased down the express England fullback and managed to drag him into touch after Foden looked to round off a great break from England on the left

  • 18

    Scott Lawson is on for Ross Ford and he immediately has a throw on his own 5m line – pressure

  • 19

    It’s risky from Lawson with a huge throw but it pays off as Scotland win the penalty at the breakdown and will clear

  • 20

    ENGLAND TRY Tom Croft has scored in the left corner on his comeback. Twickenham gasps with relief

    Wilkinson adds the conversion from the touchline

  • 21

    Scotland must respond now – will they regret having Parks on at 10 now? Barclay is back on

  • 22

    Super surge from Haskell in midfield takes England forward and the ball goes wide to the left but Croft can’t control the ball

  • 23

    72 Scotland win a tackle penalty and set up a line-out near the English 22.

  • 24

    There was real suspicion of a forward pass from Cueto to Croft for the try but there was no doubt to the way in which Croft thundered over – the fastest man in the England squad

  • 25

    Scotland are taking the game into England’s 22 – but do they have the gile to get over the line?

  • 26

    SCOTLAND TRY The try is given. Never in doubt.

  • 27

    75 Chris Paterson slots the conversion and the score is 16-19

    74 TRY – A moment of brilliance from Scottish wing Max Evans, who – after several phases inside the English 22- chips and collects to flop over. The call goes to the TMO and he rules that it is a try.

  • 28

    Scotland proved they’ve got the gile as the ball comes out to the blindside and Evans, seeing only a white wall, chips it delicately over the top before collecting. Conversion added

  • 29

    Drop missed by Wilkenson 3 min to go

  • 30

    76 Jonny Wilkinson is wide with a drop-goal attempt – this game is now on a knife’s edge.

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