Scotland can build momentum from famous victory over auld enemy | Bryn Palmer


Gregor Townsend’s side continued their knack of winning close encounters in the Six Nations opener against England

If a sign of a team’s progress is their ability to win close matches, Scotland are heading firmly in the right direction. This was hardly a conclusive statement of their Six Nations title credentials but it was not a bad start.

It was a second successive victory over England for the first time since 1984 – they went on to win their second grand slam that year – and a third in five meetings with England.

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