How Twitter reacted to England landing the Calcutta Cup
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England’s new dawn under Eddie Jones started with a win in the Six Nations, as they beat Scotland 15-9 at Murrayfield in the Six Nations.
The new coach will be pleased that the first-win monkey is off his back so quickly, but witnessed a scrappy affair from his new side.
Here’s the best of Twitter’s take on the game, as England landed the Calcutta Cup:
George Kruis overpowered the Scottish defence to break the deadlock
George Kruis powers over the line to put England in the lead. England lead 7-0 #SCOvENGhttps://t.co/CDlRHRegi3
https://t.co/oIoOFuORz4— Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) February 6, 2016
Although two Grieg Laidlaw penalties brought Scotland back to within touching distance
Laidlaw narrows the gap between the two sides with a penalty. SCO 6-7 ENG #RBS6Nations pic.twitter.com/pG46VtqVPx
— RBS 6 Nations (@rbs_6_nations) February 6, 2016
The early action had some observers commenting on the lack of quality
Fractious start by both sides so far #SCOvENG
— Lewis Moody (@LewisMoody7) February 6, 2016
This may not be world class in quality but it will be epic sport.. #scoveng #rbs6nations
— Will Greenwood (@WillGreenwood) February 6, 2016
Errors from both sides made the game a tough watch, but it was England that remained in charge
So far, Scotland are losing the breakdown battle. They’ve been turned over 6 times compared to England’s 2.
— Accenture Rugby (@AccentureRugby) February 6, 2016
England’s second try, from Jack Nowell, turned the screw
Jack Nowell try for England. That should be a momentum changer. Great move, great execution. Not sure where that came from. Eng lead 12-6
— Alex Spink (@alexspinkmirror) February 6, 2016
An Owen Farrell penalty increased England’s lead
Another England penalty, more boo’s – it’s good. 6-15. Scotland need to start playing, game slipping away.
— Scottish Rugby Blog (@ScotRugbyBlog) February 6, 2016
While some Scottish players found strange places to make a list
When you are playing in an International Rugby match but need to get the shopping from Asda #SCOvENG pic.twitter.com/qqPaFhFXwY
— Saturday RugbyChat (@Rugby_Chat) February 6, 2016
Another Scottish penalty threatened to spark the drama, but in the end, this stat summed up the occasion
According to our live data, there have been 46 handing errors so far in the #SCOvENG fixture. The previous high for the #RBS6Nations was 37.
— Accenture Rugby (@AccentureRugby) February 6, 2016
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