England vs. Scotland: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 Six Nations Round 4

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Published: March 14, 2015

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England beat Scotland 25-13 in Saturday's Calcutta Cup, a Round 4 battle at Twickenham Stadium in the 2015 Six Nations tournament, but Stuart Lancaster's men may come to rue their lackluster finishing when the final round of fixtures comes to a close in one week.

Scotland were on the back foot for much of the match and should have lost big, giving England a healthy lead at the top of the standings in terms of points difference. Instead, they'll have to be at their best in one week's time, when they host France at Twickenham.



The hosts have had a habit of starting slowly during this year's Six Nations, and they seemed determined to change that on Saturday. James Haskell gathered the kick-off, and within seconds, England were pushing for a try.

Luther Burrell should have scored after just two minutes, but Stuart Hogg made an excellent tackle to deny him, before Jonathan Joseph dove over the line nearly untouched just minutes later.

Former rugby star Lewis Moody was impressed with what he was seeing:



George Ford converted—but only just—to make it 7-0, and after the re-start, England were back at it. Scotland's defence was being stretched but somehow, the visitors held on.

As shared by England's official Twitter account, the hosts' dominance was staggering:



But for all of their dominance, England failed to take advantage of their many chances. Hogg was brilliant keeping free runners at bay, and every time the hosts found an opening in the middle of the field, they couldn't convert those chances into points.

Predictably, the Scots answered with their first chance of the match, per Scottish Rugby:



Mark Bennett produced a smart dummy before going over in the corner, although questions will be asked regarding England's horrible tackling leading up to the try. Greg Laidlaw's conversion pulled ...
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