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“That was an incredible debut,” said Townsend, after Scotland ended their 38-year wait for victory at Twickenham. “To come into a squad you’ve not trained with before, meet players for the first time and integrate to our way of playing – we saw his skill-set, his confidence, his maturity. “You don’t expect someone on their debut to have such an accomplished start, especially against England of all teams and in a place where we’ve not won for so long. “He got on the bal...

12 February 2021 • 1:30pm Follow A George Turner try is one of our expert tipster’s three best Scotland vs Wales betting tips for Saturday’s Six Nations Championship clash Scotland will look to build on their historic Six Nations victory over England with another solid performance against Wales on Saturday. The big test for Gregor Townsend’s men now is whether they can back up that famous win by beating Wales, who also sprang a surprise in round one by getting the better of ...

Donal Lenihan: Now is the time for Irelands leaders to emerge The character that was so evident on the field in almost defying the odds to win in Cardiff can lay the foundations for a monumental test against a supremely confident French side Tadhg Beirne and Robbie Henshaw were among Ireland’s best performers on a day when every player went above and beyond in an attempt to negate their numerical disadvantage. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson Wed, 10 Feb, 2021 - 07:00 Anyone whose been involved ...

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Billy Vunipola has shouldered his portion of the blame for England’s 11-6 defeat by Scotland. The Saracens No 8 was in the sin-bin when Scotland scored their try and he struggled to get his side on

Peter Jackson: Peter OMahonys elbow did little for Tomas Francis’ looks but real damage to title hopes Thirteen unanswered points suggested they could take a red card on the chin and still win, as they had done despite CJ Stander’s against the Springboks in Cape Town five years ago Peter OMahony of Ireland leaves the pitch after being shown a red card against Wales. Picture: Chris Fairweather/Sportsfile Mon, 08 Feb, 2021 - 07:00 When the red alerts kept flashing all around him at Cardiff�...

There was the alluring promise of hope in the air for England fans on the morning the 2021 Six Nations began, but it had all slipped away by Saturdays close.

Scotland ended their 38-year wait for a victory at Twickenham in emphatic style on Saturday as they produced a superb performance to swamp Six Nations holders England on the opening day of the championship and claim the Calcutta Cup.

Scotland  With star players Stuart Hogg, Jonny Gray and Finn Russell all returning to the fold, this is the most talented Scotland side since the turn of the century There was a sense of ‘what next?’ when Scotland bowed out of the 2019 World Cup in the group stages. Gregor Townsend, who masterminded Glasgow Warriors’ renaissance, was not fulfilling his potential as Scotland head coach. There had been baby steps in changing Scotland’s attacking DNA, but few huge strides. Progress in the...

England's Itoje 'won't forget' Scotland loss