Scotland relinquished the Calcutta Cup in heartbreaking fashion as Finn Russell squandered a last-gasp conversion for victory in a 16-15 defeat to England.
Fly-half Russell, who has so often been the architect of England’s downfall, fired wide of the left post in the final minute at Allianz Stadium following a dramatic touch down from Duhan van der Merwe.
First-half tries from Ben White and Huw Jones, either side of a converted score from England’s Tommy Freeman, put Gregor Townsend’s team en route for an unprecedented fifth consecutive win in this fixture.
But the Scots paid a heavy price for failing to turn their early dominance into a greater lead as eight points from Marcus Smith and a long-range Fin Smith penalty turned the contest in the hosts’ favour, prior to the sensational finale.
Here is how the Scotland players rated out of 10 for their performance...

5. Grant Gilchrist
Battling performance from the second row who was his usual dominant self in the lineout. 7 | Getty Images

6. Jamie Ritchie
All action performance from the Edinburgh flanker and turnover king who seems to relish this fixture. Didn't deserve to end up on the losing side. 8 | Getty Images

7. Rory Darge
Back-row battle was one of the game's most intriguing subplots and Darge gave as good as he got against English trio. 6 | PA

8. Jack Dempsey
Getting stronger with each game after shoulder injury but not quite at his peak. Carried well, though. 6 | PA


