England almost snatched the defeat of the jaws of the victory on Saturday when a late attempt by Scotland saw visitors reach centimeters of making history on Twickenham.
With the tie set up in 10-10 entering the last 20 minutes, Marcus Smith and then end Smith Patron to open a six-point gap and put the side of Steve Borthwick on the edge of a great victory.
However, Duhan Van Der Merwe was after a great work by Stafford McDowall, and Finn Russell only had to kick for victory. For the delight of England, it was lost, and England assured a 16-15 victory.
Ireland is still a strong favorite to win the six nations, but this victory of the Calcuta Cup, the first of England in five years, will give the Steve Borthwick team a lot of hope and confidence at a vital moment in the competition. For Scotland, his hopes of Victoria have now left, and now they will evaluate what went wrong, since they stayed with their hands in their hips in the final moments.
But what player irritated local fans during the first half? Who made the difference in the lineout for the hosts? And who put a 'colossal screen' for the unfortunate Scottish?
Chris Foy and Mail Sport Crowe Crowe were on Twickenham to qualify the players.
England – Chris Foy
Marcus Smith: Repeatedly tested and worried about high scottish kicks and then cut a free space before a fast break almost tried. He kept probing from the depths. 5.5
Tommy Freeman: He attacked to try to collect the first where he left him with France, but the suspicion that he had not been based on. Few other possibilities of releasing par. 6
Ollie Lawrence: Van Der Merwe was lost in the first game of Scotland. Huge shot in Ritchie shortly after then runs before the break. It was still threatening visitors. 7
Henry Slade: He expelled possession from the beginning and few opportunities to dictate and distribute. I spent his time living the remains in the midfield and fighting to contain Scottish. 5
Ollie Sleightholme: Guilty when Scotland scored for the first time; With loose kick and lost Towle. I had some more erratic moments when the hosts stretched over par. 5
Smith end: He had nothing to work with part time, since Scotland controlled possession and territory, but the good touches when Tide turned and is not a great penalty. 6
Alex Mitchell: His view sending an endless flow of Skywards cash kicks began to irritate the crowd and the first boos sounded shortly after part time. 5
Ellis Genge: It was another day that the English Scrum provided a reliable platform and was thrown into collisions with pleasure as a carrier and tacle. 6
Luke Cowan-Dickie: The Celaut delivery was good after some lapses in the previous game and produced several registered brand cutting and a robust maul defense. 6
Will Stuart: He played for several minutes without a boot and after recovering it contributed to the solid scrum effort. Long and committed change in the acute end. 6
Many ATO ITOJO: Penalized online in the midst of team discipline problems in the first half and fought to impose authority initially, but became the game when England recovered. 6.5
Ollie Chessum: They brought him back to the initial XV of England to add the presence of line, athletics and impose physicality and delivered emphatically. 7
Tom Curry: After his two supreme actions in the previous rounds of the championships, he was not as influential as he criticized and limited him before intervening. 6
Tom Willis: Another local player to be penalized as indiscipline marked his first half efforts, but achieved a strong load, a route later before being replaced early. 5
Ben Earl: Occupied with celebrations of pumping fists of celebration, but also became increasingly involved as a transport outing every time England built impulse. 6.5
Replacements: J George (for Cowan-Dickie) -6, F Baxter (for Genge) -5, C Cunningham-South (for t curry) -6, B Curry (for Willis) -6.5, H randall (for Mitchell) -6, E daly (for Sleightholme) – 5.5.
Scotland – Calum Crowe
Blair Kinghorn: He played a key role in the creation of the first two attempts. Guilty of sometimes exaggerating and going from downloads that were never really there. 7.5
Kyle Rowe: He entered Darcy Graham in the wing and really didn't give a bad foot. Always animated when he got the ball in his hand and caused problems from England with ingenious foot game. 7.5
Jones marriage: Really clinical and powerful ending to score in the corner for the second attempt of Scotland. Now he has six in the Calcuta Cup. Disfort in the second half. 8
Tom Jordan: Great awareness and composure to find the return step for White to obtain the opening attempt. He took a couple of great successes when England flew and broke it. 7.5
Duhan van der Merwe: He terrified England once again. He created so much space for others with his haules and downloads. He scored directly to death, but it wasn't enough. 8
Finn Russell: I lost the vital conversion that would have won the game for Scotland. He also lost some cups about what was one of his poorest days against England. Loose, ragged and out of place. 6.5
Ben White: He opened the scoring after only four minutes and now has three attempts in three games in this year's championship. Replaced by Dobie in the second half. 7
Pierre Schoeman: Probably unfortunate for being penalized by about 50-50 calls in the scrum by the referee. But he did a lot of work and did some decent hauls. 7
Dave Cherry: He made a couple of really blunt haules and his work in the set-siege was solid enough. It was involved in the loose during the attack of the first half of Scotland. 7
Colorson Zander: I never managed to affirm any domain in the Scrum, but it is still such a valuable player for Scotland with his general contribution. 7
Jonny Gray: Added well, but it probably had a calmer day than I would have expected, given the way England chose to kick the ball repeatedly. 7
Gilchrist Gilchrist: He did not have the same blow or impact as the rival of England Itoje. But he still adhered to his homework and gave each ounce. 7
Jamie Ritchie: Implemented with the way he pursued each kick and put England under pressure against collapse. An absolutely colossal exhibition of the old pattern. He did not deserve to lose. 9
Rory Darge: This was Twickenham's first experience for Scotland co-chapitan, but it was not as influential as normal. 6.5
Jack Dempsey: He took hard and always managed to find some decent courtyards to take Scotland on the gain line. Decent change before being replaced shortly before the time. 7
Replacements: Ewan Ashman (for Cherry 55), Matt Fagerson (for Dempsey 55), Sam Skinner (for Jonny Gray 62), Stafford McDowall (for Tom Jordan 65), Jamie Dobie (for Ben White 65), Jamie Bhatti (for Schoeman 70) , Gregor Brown (for Gilchrist 70), Will Hurd (For Z Fagerson 77).