Scots must win on road to be great, says Jones
SCOTLAND’S match-winner Huw Jones has called for an improvement in away form if they are to mount a serious bid for the Six Nations. A gripping 25-13 win over England on Saturday saw Scotland lift the Calcutta Cup for the first time in a decade but more importantly kept them alive in this year’s tournament. A lot was expected of Scotland in the lead-up to the Six Nations, before an opening-round defeat in Wales tempered the optimism that followed a superb autumn. They showed character to come back and beat France at Murrayfield, and backed that up against England thanks to two tries from the in-form Jones, whose record in a Scotland shirt is now 10 tries in 14 games. Next up, it’s an unbeaten Ireland team at Lansdowne Road. ‘We’ve turned Murrayfield into a bit of a fortress now,’ Jones said. ‘If we’re going to become a really great team we’re going to have to start winning away, which we haven’t really done for a while.’ Meanwhile, England have been ordered to explain themselves after Owen Farrell was involved in a tunnel bust-up before Saturday’s defeat. Television footage showed the Red Rose star being pulled away from Scotland players shortly before kick-off. Sportsmail understands the altercation was triggered by Scottish No 8 Ryan Wilson, who allegedly elbowed Farrell as the players returned to the changing rooms. ‘It was heated with Farrell clearly agitated and being held back by teammates,’ a source said. ‘It wasn’t your average handbags — it was a proper scuffle.’ Six Nations disciplinary chiefs wrote to both unions yesterday to demand their full version of events. Later in the game, Wilson was involved in another altercation with Nathan Hughes and RFU lawyers are understood to be examining footage ahead of a possible citing. The matchday citing officer has 48 hours to decide whether to launch an official enquiry. England also face an anxious wait to hear if Sam Underhill faces a ban for a no-arms tackle on Scotland’s Jamie Bhatti.