Farrell 3, May 3: England vs Scotland player ratings - 2021 Six Nations
Rugby NewsSaturday, 06 February 2021 at 18:34
The England vs Scotland player ratings after Gregor Townsend's men recorded a historic 11-6 victory in their Six Nations opener at Twickenham.
The visitors were imperious in the opening half hour, taking an early lead through a Finn Russell penalty. With Billy Vunipola sin-binned, powerhouse winger Duhan Van der Merwe drilled through the defiant England defence to open the try-scoring for the Scots.
Defending champions England clawed back six points through Owen Farrell and Russell's charge was briefly halted by a yellow card.
But a resilient Scotland were undeterred and Russell slotted the winning kick after returning from the bin.
Scroll down for our England vs Scotland player ratings.
RUCK'S MAN OF THE MATCH:
STATS ZONE
- Most tackles: Jonny Hill (England) - 20
- Most missed tackles: Tom Curry, Billy Vunipola, Henry Slade (England) - 3
- Most carries: Matt Fagerson (Scotland) - 16
- Most metres: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - 69
- Most defenders beaten: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - 8
- Turnovers conceded: Jonny May (England) -3
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England vs Scotland player ratings
England: Elliot Daly 5; Anthony Watson 5, Henry Slade 4, Ollie Lawrence 5, Jonny May 3; Owen Farrell (capt) 3, Ben Youngs 6; Ellis Genge 6, Jamie George 5, Will Stuart 8; Maro Itoje, Jonny Hill; Mark Wilson 7, Tom Curry 6, Billy Vunipola 6.
David Cherry, Oli Kebble, Willem Nel, Richie Gray 6, Gary Graham 7, Scott Steele 6, Jaco van der Walt, Huw Jones 5
Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie 6, Beno Obano 5, Harry Williams 5, Courtney Lawes 6, Ben Earl 6, Dan Robson 5, George Ford 5, Max Malins 6
Scotland: Stuart Hogg (capt) 8; Sean Maitland 7, Chris Harris 7, Cameron Redpath 8, Duhan van der Merwe 6; Finn Russell 7, Ali Price 6; Rory Sutherland 6, George Turner 7, Zander Fagerson 7; Scott Cummings 6, Jonny Gray 8; Jamie Ritchie 8, Hamish Watson 9, Matt Fagerson 8
Replacements:
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2021 Six Nations top earners – every countries’ best-paid players
The 2021 Six Nations top earners have been revealed.
IRELAND:
- CONOR MURRAY (Munster) - £565,000
- JOHNNY SEXTON (Leinster) - £536,000
- TADHG FURLONG (Leinster) – £530,000
FRANCE:
- VIRIMI VAKATAWA (Racing 92) - £780,000
- MORGAN PARRA (Clermont) - £580,000
- ANTOINE DUPONT (Toulouse) - £520,000
ENGLAND:
- MARO ITOJE (Saracens) - £825,000
- OWEN FARRELL (Saracens) - £750,000
- HENRY SLADE (Exeter Chiefs) – £550,000
WALES:
- DAN BIGGAR (Northampton Saints) - £600,000
- JONATHAN DAVIES (Scarlets) – £550,000
- ALUN WYN JONES (Ospreys) – £500,000
SCOTLAND:
- FINN RUSSELL (Racing 92) - £850,000
- STUART HOGG (Exeter Chiefs) - £550,000
- JAMIE RITCHIE (Edinburgh) - £500,000
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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