England struggled to victory against Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday afternoon, 22 - 16, to put one hand on the RBS six nations trophy as well as claiming the Calcutta Cup. A win in Ireland next weekend will give them the Grand Slam.
It proved far more difficult than many anticipated as Scotland came out with more determination than their form suggested, whereas England were surprisingly poor. The teams exchanged penalties in the first-half to reach half-time at 9 – 9.
Things did not improve for a while after the break, until England scored again from a controversial penalty. They then stretched their lead through a Tom Croft try, but Scotland came back minutes later with a try of their own by Max Evans, to create a dramatic finale. Johnny Wilkinson kicked another penalty with only a minute to go to finish the visitors’ hopes.
Italy’s historic win yesterday over France means that only Wales can still beat Martin Johnson’s team to the title, although they are unlikely to be able to emerge victorious from their final match, as they must face France in Paris.
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