England overcame their Scotland hoodoo with a 16-15 victory at Twickenham on Saturday, ending a run of four straight defeats against their visitors to keep alive their hopes of winning the Six Nations.
Scotland had much the better of the first half, scoring two tries to their hosts’ one, but a half-time lead of only three points failed to reflect their dominance.
England improved in the second half and penalties from fullback Marcus Smith and fly-half Fin Smith edged them in front before a late try from Scotland’s Duhan van Der Merwe brought Scotland to within one point.
Scotland fly-half Finn Russell missed the conversion attempt and England held on for a hard-fought victory.
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