{"id":8598,"date":"2026-02-14T21:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=8598"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:13:29","slug":"six-nations-error-strewn-england-flunk-murrayfield-test-in-scotland-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=8598","title":{"rendered":"Six Nations: Error-strewn England flunk Murrayfield Test in Scotland defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Genge ground another penalty out of Zander Fagerson two minutes after the restart. George Ford clipped it over for 24-13.<\/p>\n

The Scotland front row were backed up once more. Another penalty and Murrayfield sat a little less easy.<\/p>\n

As Ford dropped back into the pocket to line up a drop-goal on 53 minutes, it felt like the drip-drip scoreboard pressure was set to grow.<\/p>\n

But Ford, who 15 months ago missed a late drop-goal to beat the All Blacks, had not given himself enough space.<\/p>\n

Matt Fagerson, fresh off the bench, was too quick. Charge-down, try, England’s Grand Slam dreams in the dust and Scots dancing in the stands.<\/p>\n

England’s bomb squad came on, but didn’t really go off. Scotland held them at bay and finished in comfort.<\/p>\n

Borthwick said Ford’s charged-down drop-goal was influential in the outcome, but far from the only cause of England’s defeat.<\/p>\n

“This is a team that has reeled in a lot of opponents over a long period of time,” he said of his side.<\/p>\n

“It’s 24-13, you get that drop-goal, 24-16 and with 24 minutes left, that’s a different complexion.<\/p>\n

“That 10-point swing was clearly a big point in the game, but there’s plenty of other smaller moments in the game that added up to that result.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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