England player ratings vs Scotland: 2023 Six Nations

Saturday, 04 February 2023 at 18:40

byRugby Rucker

The England player ratings vs Scotland following a fascinating 2023 Six Nations opener for Steve Borthwick's men at Twickenham.

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Duhan van der Merwe's late try secured Scotland back-to-back victories at Twickenham for the first time, stunning England with a Six Nations victory that reversed Calcutta Cup history.

Huw Jones and Max Malins exchanged scores, before van der Merwe's historic individual try put Scotland ahead.

England remained composed and was rewarded as Malins completed a team try, while Owen Farrell's penalty gave them a one-point lead at halftime.

Ben White responded to Ellis Genge's try, and Farrell and Scotland's Finn Russell traded penalties, leaving the score at 23-22 with 10 minutes left.

A magnificent Scottish attack followed, allowing van der Merwe to score what proved to be the winning try.

Scroll down for the England player ratings vs Scotland.

COMPETITION

ENGLAND: 23 (13)

Tries: Malins 23,37, Genge 48
Cons: Farrell 49,64
Pens: Farrell 40

SCOTLAND: 29 (12)

Tries: Jones 14, Van Der Merwe 28,75, White 51
Cons: Russell 15,51,75
Pens: Russell 68

Charles Tyrwhitt Player of the Match:

England vs Scotland stats:

Carries: Ellis Genge - 18
Metres: Ollie Hassell-Collins - 111
Offloads: Jack van Poortvliet - 3
Tackles: Ben Curry - 13
Tackles missed: Ben Curry - 4
Turnovers: Alex Dombrandt - 2
Turnovers conceded: Alex Dombrandt - 3
Handling errors: Jack van Poortvliet - 3
Penalties conceded: Maro Itoje - 2

England player ratings vs Scotland

15 Freddie Steward: Over 100m made. Missed tackled. 6/10

14 Max Malins: Chased well. Finished tries beautifully. 8/10

13 Joe Marchant 5/10

12 Owen Farrell (captain): Poor position defensively. 4

11 Ollie Hassell-Collins: Nervous debut. 6/10

10 Marcus Smith: Hot and cold. 6/10

9 Jack van Poortvliet Three handling errors. Poor turnovers. 5/10:

Ellis Genge 7/10

2 Jamie George 6.5/10

3 Kyle Sinckler 7/10

4 Maro Itoje 6/10

5. Ollie Chessum: England's best forward. 8/10

6 Lewis Ludlam 6/10

7 Ben Curry: Rash. Four missed tackles. 6/10

Ben Curry of England on the break into Pierre Schoeman of Scotland during the Six Nations Championship, Calcutta Cup match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on February 4th 2023. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK

8 Alex Dombrand: Poor start. Conceded three turnovers. .5/10