Horror show as Scots see England turn into zombies

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■ From NICK CAIN at Twickenham

Smart work: Joe Launchbury dummies the defence to score England’s third try

THIS was one of the most amazing Calcutta Cup matches of all time, and very nearly the biggest capitulation on home soil in English rugby history.
An England side that eventually finished as Six Nations runners-up appeared to have wasted one of the biggest half-time leads in the tournament, at 31-7, as Scotland made an extraordinary comeback to take a 38-31 lead thanks to a Sam Johnson try, converted by Greig Laidlaw, with only five minutes remaining.
However, as the m...

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