Leg injury leaves Owen Farrell doubtful for Scotland clash

However, a convincing 29-13 win over Wales at Murrayfield in Round Three has Scotland fans dreaming of a historic scalp of England.

Even the attractive spring weather in Bagshot could not distract from the untimely training ground knock suffered by Owen Farrell, nor a odd, prickly press conference grudgingly given by Eddie Jones.

“When he first arrived at Saracens I remember seeing he had incredible talent and the other thing about them both is that they are so humble and they want to work exceptionally hard”.

Eddie Jones has a name for his bench – he calls them the finishers and they certainly have plenty of firepower to call upon.

“If we play well we can beat teams”.

I know Scotland are going to participate in the spirit of the game, so we don’t need to worry about anything.

“It’s a matter of withstanding that and making sure we apply pressure, take the initiative, and make them adapt to us”.

“We kind of feel like the expectations are more on England”.

“We have another two games to go in this Championship and this next one is obviously pretty important”.

That’s got to be up there as one of the most freaky reasons for injury in history. “It has been great the way he has handled this, knowing he’s leaving but still giving his all and looking to be successful, as we all are”, Russell said at the Scottish press gathering this week. This week we’ve focused on ourselves and getting clean ball for the backs and the nines.

They shipped six penalties at scrum-time in defeat to France and will face an experienced England front row hoping to gain a similar advantage.

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“We found out the same time as everyone, today”, he added.

“There have been knocks, bumps and bruises, but it’s about doing the fundamentals and having a clear game plan”.

“Eddie has done a good job, he’s a very good coach, a very thorough and competitive person, and he brings that to his coaching”.

Cotter said: “Our challenge is to combine the best parts of our Six Nations into one excellent performance”.

Hamish Watson is the sole change to the side that dismantled Wales in the second half in Edinburgh in Round Three while the uncapped Cornell Du Preez comes onto the bench in place of his clubmate. However, a thoroughly frustrating win over Italy nearly two weeks ago has added to their desire to prove they are a genuine match for the All Blacks, the side at the top of the rankings.