Gregor Townsend insists Scotland's last gasp England win will mean nothing if they repeat Wales slip up
05.02.2023 - 00:21
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Gregorr Townsend insists Scotland's glorious last gasp Calcutta Cup win over England still leaves plenty of room for Six Nations improvement.
Duhan van der Merwe's brilliant brace and tries from Huw Jones and Ben White secured the first ever back-to-back wins at Twickenham as a heroic display saw the dark blues retain the trophy in dramatic fashion. The 29-23 bonus point success saw the Scots fight back against the Auld Enemy as the contest went down to the last few minutes with Van der Merwe diving over to stun Steve Borthwick's side and trigger a London party for the thousands of travelling fans who lapped up the making of history.
But the Scots head coach admits last night's result will mean NOTHING if it's not followed by a win over Wales at Murrayfield next weekend. He said: "We have to be better - that wasn't our best performance. That's now the exciting thing for us, that we can grow more in this tournament.
"To win from behind, when you've only got five minutes, to score such a good try makes it all the more special. But it will mean nothing if we don't recover, train well and improve next week.
"England are a top, top side. Coming to Twickenham for any team is really difficult. You get belief from how you've gone against a team in the past. 2018 unlocked opportunities here.
"It's huge in this tournament to win your first game as this tournament is all about momentum. It's great now as we can look towards next weekend with positivity and belief. In the last two Six Nations we have played Wales after beating England and we haven't won.
“I felt a lot of emotion at the end, I don't know whether it was the noise, the occasion or that I never came close to winning here as a player."
Townsend lapped up a success in London
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