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Northampton No 10 is adapting to life back at his club after winning first two England caps during Six Nations, and is full of praise for Sale Sharks counterpart

Attack coach praises contrasting styles of George Ford, Fin Smith and Marcus Smith, but adds that side looked ‘tense’ in new attacking strategy against Scotland

Three times Murrayfield became a molten cauldron of noise, fathers and sons high-fiving each other amid the tumult. These scenes were all kindled by the same man: the blond bullet that is Scotland’s Duhan van der Merwe, whose electrifying pace once again ripped England to ribbons. The more you watched him, the more you saw a player dazzled by his own talent, visibly beaming whenever the ball bounced obligingly into his hands. And the more you wondered, as 67,000 fans stood to salute his h...

England silenced Murrayfield early on but made too many mistakes as Scotland recovered to retain the Calcutta Cup in the Six Nations, says Matt Dawson.

In terms of standard, this was not a Calcutta Cup classic, but it was everything we could have hoped for in terms of a compelling narrative and gripping drama. Both teams were full of attacking intent and it made for a thrilling spectacle, albeit mainly due to the number of times that players erred or turned the ball over.

Steve Borthwick has retained the same starting XV and bench originally announced for the 27-24 victory over Italy in round one.

Steve Borthwick has retained the same starting XV and bench originally announced for the 27-24 victory over Italy in round one.

Steve Borthwick has retained the same starting XV and bench originally announced for the 27-24 victory over Italy in round one.

Saturday’s second-round match at Twickenham is set to see Steve Borthwick keep faith with the same starting XV that featured against Italy.

Steve Borthwick has retained the same starting XV and bench originally announced for the 27-24 victory over Italy in round one.