Poetic Justice

RED ROSE RATINGS – ENGLAND 38 - 38 SCOTLAND                Date: 16 th March 2019                Location: Twickenham Stadium, London, England                Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)                Attendance: 82,000 After Wales comprehensively beat Ireland in Cardiff to win the Grand Slam, England's encounter with the Scots threatened to be an anti-climatic dead rubber. It was anything but. England raced into a 31-0 lead and looked to be storming to a comfortable win but in an incredible turn of events the visitors scored 38 unanswered points to lead by seven going into the final minutes. The game had one final twist though as George Ford rescued a draw for his side that an hour earlier would have barely believed they'd be going home with anything but the five points. 15 – Elliot Daly (Wasps) – 7 Attacked brilliantly with his pace and direction in the first half where he enjoyed plenty of ball and was kept relatively quiet in defence. The

RED ROSE RATINGS – ENGLAND 57 – 14 ITALY                Date: 9 th March 2019                Location: Twickenham Stadium, London, England                Referee: Nic Berry                Attendance: 82,000 England piled on the misery for an Italian side that have now lost their last twenty-one Six Nations fixtures. Eddie Jones was prompted to once again raise the question of promotion and relegation from the historic competition as his side routed a hapless Italy. The victory keeps England in touch with the championship leading Welsh but leaves them relying on an Irish victory on the final weekend if they’re to lift the trophy. 15 – Elliot Daly (Wasps) – 7 Tormented Italy with his mazy runs and dancing feet as he acted as England’s chief playmaker in the backline. His game complemented that of the hard-running Tuilagi, Cokanasiga and Te’o perfectly. 14 – Joe Cokanasiga (Bath) – 8 Such a dangerous force when running with ball in hand (quite literally) an