Though Scotland’s score always looked 20 runs below par, England were troubled at one stage. They took three wickets in the powerplay, including Archer having the dangerous George Munsey and number three Brandon McMullen miscuing pulls in a lively opening spell of three overs, but Berrington countered impressively. Berrington, a good player of slow bowling, … Read more
It’s tremendous knockabout stuff, but it rather overestimates the scale of the challenge Scotland have faced when playing against England in the Townsend era. Frankly, England haven’t been all that good. They’ve been far from the acid test of Scotland’s true worth. All of these Scotland victories – were they because the Scots raised their … Read more
Two weeks ago, 12 miles from Twickenham, Scotland parked coaches on very English lawns. In the stately surroundings of RGS Surrey Hills school in Dorking, a group of Under-16 and Under-18 prospects ran through drills under the eyes of staff from Scottish Rugby’s SQ (Scottish Qualified) programme. The scheme is designed to establish connections with … Read more