“That was an incredible debut,” said Townsend, after Scotland ended their 38-year wait for victory at Twickenham. “To come into a squad you’ve not trained with before, meet players for the first time and integrate to our way of playing – we saw his skill-set, his confidence, his maturity. “You don’t expect someone on their debut to have such an accomplished start, especially against England of all teams and in a place where we’ve not won for so long. “He got on the ball a lot in the early stages of the game, and then he did very well when he was on the ball. He put in a lot of really good carries, smart passes and was very impressive all around.
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A George Turner try is one of our expert tipsterâs three best Scotland vs Wales betting tips for Saturdayâs Six Nations Championship clash
Scotland will look to build on their historic Six Nations victory over England with another solid performance against Wales on Saturday.
The big test for Gregor Townsendâs men now is whether they can back up that famous win by beating Wales, who also sprang a surprise in round one by getting the better of Ireland, helped by Peter OâMahonyâs early red card.Â
Having laid the foundations for a potential title tilt with their respective victories, Saturdayâs match at Murrayfield now has an extra edge to it as the loser may find it tough to recover in the pursuit of Six Nations glory.Â
Donal Lenihan: Now is the time for Ireland s leaders to emerge
The character that was so evident on the field in almost defying the odds to win in Cardiff can lay the foundations for a monumental test against a supremely confident French side
Tadhg Beirne and Robbie Henshaw were among Ireland’s best performers on a day when every player went above and beyond in an attempt to negate their numerical disadvantage. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson
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Anyone whose been involved in a Six Nations campaign, be it as a player or in management, will appreciate fully just how fraught with danger the opening round of this unforgiving tournament can be.
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Billy Vunipola has shouldered his portion of the blame for England’s 11-6 defeat by Scotland. The Saracens No 8 was in the sin-bin when Scotland scored their try and he struggled to get his side on