The Scotsman

Scotland: How they rated

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1 RORY SUTHERLAND

The big Hawick prop gave England a torrid time at the scrum. 8

2 GEORGE TURNER

His first appearance in the Six Nations but the Glasgow hooker was dangerous in the loose and accurate with his throwing-in. 8

3 ZANDER FAGERSON

Won the front-row battle with Sutherland as the English scrum was unable deal with their strength and nous. 8

4 SCOTT CUMMINGS

The rangy lock rampaged around the Twickenham turf like it was his back garden. 8

5 JONNY GRAY

A colossus in the lineout for Scotland where he bested the much-trumpeted Maro Itoje 8

6 JAMIE RITCHIE

Tenacious showing from the Edinburgh flanker as the Scots won the backrow battle. 8

7 HAMISH WATSON

Came so close to the first try his performanc­e deserved during a first half in which Scotland were dominant. 8

8 MATT FAGERSON

A real coming-of-age display. 9

9 ALI PRICE

Retained his composure after a couple of his early kicks were charged down by Itoje and kept the Scots attacks flowing. 8

10 FINN RUSSELL

Yellow card for trip on Ben Youngs couldn’t diminish a performanc­e full of invention and intelligen­ce. 9

11 D VAN DER MERWE

Showed great strength and determinat­ion for the game’s only try - a historic moment. 9

12 CAM REDPATH

A superb debut from the centre who was at the heart of all that was good in the Scotland backline. 9

13 CHRIS HARRIS

Offered defensive ballast to allow Russell and Redpath to work their magic. 8

14 SEAN MAITLAND

Mature showing from the Saracens winger who always seems to raise to the occasion against England. 8

15 STUART HOGG

The captain was a real leader as he emulated Jim Aitken becoming the first Scotland skipper to win at Twickenham since 1983 – the man of the match without a shadow of doubt. 10

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