Huge 25-13 victory with ‘mercurial’ Finn Russell providing the Murrayfield cheer ended the one-way traffic against England
It is an immutable law of the Six Nations that everyone loves beating England. It follows that everyone hates losing to them, and Scotland lost to the auld enemy a lot in the previous decade. No one knew it at the time, but England’s 2009 win at Twickenham was a result that ushered in 10 years of Scottish pain. Ugo Monye, Riki Flutey and Mathew Tait scored tries for the hosts, captained by Steve Borthwick, while the scrum-half Danny Care added a drop goal in a 26-12 victory.
Granted, the reunion at Murrayfield a year later finished 15-15, Scotland’s dynamic back row excelling in an encounter the hosts arguably deserved to win, as Ben Youngs came off the bench for his international debut. But after that, whether it was Martin Johnson, Stuart Lancaster or Eddie Jones in charge, England simply seemed to have Scotland’s number.