Great start, England, but then it fell to pieces

JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Triple top: Duhan van der Merwe beats Ben Earl to score his hat-trick try at Murrayfield
PICTURES: Getty Images

WELL, what a start to last week’s Calcutta Cup. For the first 20 minutes, it looked like the week off had given Steve Borthwick and his coaches the extra time they needed to make this England squad tick. However, as the game progressed, the England team looked like a bunch of guys coming together for the first time with missed passes or rebounds off the body of a running player, almost offering the ball to their Scottish ...

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