England 16 - 15 Scotland

Full time

22 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Allianz Stadium Twickenham

England defeated Scotland 16-15 in a tightly contested match at Twickenham. Scotland drew first blood with a try from White in the third minute, quickly followed by Freeman's try for England. Smith's conversion brought England ahead, but Scotland responded with a try from Jones to regain the lead. The match remained close, with Smith contributing two penalties for England in the second half. Van der Merwe's late try for Scotland brought them within striking distance, but they fell just short. Smith's kicking proved pivotal, as he kept England in front despite Scotland's pressure. Ultimately, England held on for a hard-fought victory.

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Weather

Temperature: 13.0°C (Feels like 11.3°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 13.5 km/h, gusting to 28.2 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 25%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Ben White · Scotland

0 - 5
8'

Try

Tommy Freeman · England

5 - 5
8'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

7 - 5
18'

Try

Huw Jones · Scotland

7 - 10
36'

Substitution

Ben Curry on for Tom Willis · England
Halftime 7 - 10
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Jamie George on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · England
44'

Substitution

Elliot Daly on for Ollie Sleightholme · England
46'

Substitution

Chandler Cunningham-South on for Tom Curry · England
54'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Dave Cherry · Scotland
54'

Substitution

Matt Fagerson on for Jack Dempsey · Scotland
55'

Penalty

Marcus Smith · England

10 - 10
57'

Substitution

Fin Baxter on for Ellis Genge · England
61'

Substitution

Sam Skinner on for Jonny Gray · Scotland
61'

Substitution

Harry Randall on for Alex Mitchell · England
64'

Substitution

Jamie Dobie on for Ben White · Scotland
64'

Substitution

Stafford McDowall on for Huw Jones · Scotland
66'

Penalty

Marcus Smith · England

13 - 10
70'

Penalty

Fin Smith · England

16 - 10
70'

Substitution

Jamie Bhatti on for Pierre Schoeman · Scotland
70'

Substitution

Gregor Brown on for Grant Gilchrist · Scotland
70'

Substitution

Joe Heyes on for Will Stuart · England
76'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Zander Fagerson · Scotland
78'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · Scotland

16 - 15
79'

Substitution

Ted Hill on for Ollie Chessum · England
Fulltime 16 - 15

Player ratings

England

15 Marcus Smith 6.8
14 Tommy Freeman 7.3
13 Ollie Lawrence 6.9
12 Henry Slade 6.7
11 Ollie Sleightholme 5.9
10 Fin Smith 7.0
9 Alex Mitchell 6.3
1 Ellis Genge 7.1
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 7.1
3 Will Stuart 7.1
4 Maro Itoje 7.3
5 Ollie Chessum 6.5
6 Tom Curry 6.4
7 Ben Earl 7.1
8 Tom Willis 6.6
16 Jamie George 7.3
17 Fin Baxter 6.4
18 Joe Heyes 6.2
19 Ted Hill –
20 Chandler Cunningham-South 6.0
21 Ben Curry 7.0
22 Harry Randall 6.4
23 Elliot Daly 6.8

Scotland

15 Blair Kinghorn 8.5
14 Kyle Rowe 6.3
13 Huw Jones 7.4
12 Tom Jordan 6.9
11 Duhan van der Merwe 9.4
10 Finn Russell 6.1
9 Ben White 6.8
1 Pierre Schoeman 6.3
2 Dave Cherry 6.4
3 Zander Fagerson 6.5
4 Jonny Gray 6.6
5 Grant Gilchrist 6.2
6 Jamie Ritchie 6.1
7 Rory Darge 6.3
8 Jack Dempsey 5.8
16 Ewan Ashman 5.9
17 Jamie Bhatti 5.9
18 Will Hurd –
19 Sam Skinner 5.8
20 Gregor Brown 6.2
21 Matt Fagerson 6.4
22 Jamie Dobie 6.0
23 Stafford McDowall 6.8