Hammer of the English is too hot to handle again

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By NICK CAIN

Scotland ............................30pts
Tries: van der Merwe 20, 30, 45
Conversions: Russell 21, 31, 47
Penalties: Russell 35, 57, 66

England .............................. 21pts
Tries: Furbank 5, Feyi-Waboso 67
Conversions: Ford 7
Penalties: Ford 15, 50
Drop goals: Ford 36
This fourth English Calcutta Cup defeat in succession confirmed Duhan van der Merwe as the ‘Hammer of the English’.
The powerhouse South African-born winger was simply too hot to hold as he roared in for a hat-trick to send the Murrayfield crowd into raptures.
It took the big winger’s try scoring tall...

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