England (19) 38 / 18 (11) Scotland (Final Score)
England and Scotland did battle in the Six Nations tournament at Twickenham, London at 18:00 SA Time (16:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 & SHD4 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
England:
- Penalties – Owen Farrell (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Chris Ashton (1), Billy Twelvetrees (1), Geoff Parling (1), Danny Care
- Conversions – Owen Farrell (3)
Scotland:
- Penalties – Greig Laidlaw (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Sean Maitland (1), Stuart Hogg (1)
- Conversions – Greig Laidlaw (1)
Teams:
England: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Brad Barritt, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Mike Brown, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Chris Robshaw (captain), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 David Wilson, 18 Mako Vunipola, 19 Courtney Lawes 20 James Haskell, 21 Danny Care, 22 Toby Flood, 23 David Strettle.
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Sean Lamont, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 Kelly Brown (captain), 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Dougie Hall, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Ross Ford, 17 Moray Low, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Alastair Kellock, 20 David Denton, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Max Evans.
Date: Saturday 2 February
Venue: Twickenham, London
Kick-off: 18:00 SA Time (16:00 GMT)
Expected weather: A cold, but a dry and mostly sunny day. High of 7°C, low of 1°C
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
TMO: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
England 16 / 8 Scotland (30 min)
Is this the end of the Scots challenge already?
Damn I miss the start. Did Scotland do the Haka
Another penalty to England. Into touch on Scots 22
Good kick by Hogg, but some of the Scots are finding themselves woefully out of position
Penalty to England for high tackle
Farrell going for posts. Slots.
England 19/8 Scotland
Match going according to expectation. England have superior possesion and just overwhelming the Scots.
Good break by Beattie culminates in a penalty for the Scots. Kickable
Laidlaw slots.
Scotland keep the difference down to 8 at halftime. Don’t see an upset on the cards at the mo’.
Banana’s
England 19 / 11 Scotland (Half Time)
@ The_Young_Turk:No, I can see England gaining the upper hand in the second half, as they warm up. They must be out and out favourites for the competition, surely?
@ Just For Kicks:
Depends on what the Frogs do as always.
They’ve just shown the Zebo magic again!
Scotland give away a penalty after a few seconds of the second half
England into the Scots 22
5m out, and looking good
….and try by Billy Twelvetrees. Great stuff
England 26 / 11 Scotland (43 min) as Farrell slots conversion
Morgan = man mountain
Will Twelvetrees change his name to Thirteentrees if he moves to number 13?
As I say that Morgan comes off
@ The_Young_Turk:His nickname is 36, because he played in Ireland, and when they say his name in an Irish accent, it sounds like 12 threes – turty six
I think I picked England by 15 on SuperBru
Hall also off, replaced by Ford
Judging from the comments on the other rugby threads, it looks like the Bools will be contesting the Super15 final against the Cheatahs while the Stormpoppies will be fighting for relegation against the Queens!
@ The_Young_Turk:Haha, it’s called strength vs strength!!!
84@ @ Just For Kicks:
Good one thanks, didn’t know that.
…… Or that is what The Bullies and cohorts would have us think!
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