Player ratings: Little to smile about for Scotland

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Following their 13-6 loss to England in the Six Nations game at Murrayfield on Saturday, here’s the player ratings for Scotland.

Stuart Hogg: On a day full of errors, his was the most glaring as he gave away the scrum which handed England victory after carrying the ball over his own line. A nightmare championship so far for the new skipper. 6

Sean Maitland: Barely saw any ball and the little he did was spilled as it dropped out of the sky – but he is not the only one you could say that about. 6

Huw Jones: The Glasgow centre has four tries against the Auld Enemy to his name but there was little danger of him adding to his tally here. 5

Sam Johnson: Clobbered Jonny May straight from the kick-off but that was about as good as it got as he found himself running at a white brick wall. 6

Blair Kinghorn: Spoiled a good run midway through the first half when he was turned over. The Edinburgh full-back still looks out of his comfort zone on the wing. 6

Adam Hastings: The clamour for Finn Russell’s return is likely to grow louder and louder over the next few days on the back of another display lacking in inspiration from his fly-half understudy. 5

Ali Price: Made a couple of half-breaks but he lacks the game control Greig Laidlaw used to provide and it showed as Scotland let the result get away from them. 5

Rory Sutherland: Another impressive display from the Edinburgh prop, even showing a burst of pace with barn-storming run early in the second half. 7

Fraser Brown: Not the only one to struggle amid the conditions but the hooker failed to get to grips with the wind as line-out throwing fell to pieces. 5

Zander Fagerson: Scotland’s scrum held up well while he was on – it did not once he went off and that says it all. 7

Scott Cummings: Gave away two penalties within the first 10 minutes and was taken off early in the second period. 5

Jonny Gray: Made just eight tackles during the 80 minutes, well down on his usual figures. Also coughed up possession as Scotland found themselves within sight of the English line. 5

Jamie Ritchie: One of the few Scots to really take the fight to the powerful English back-row. 7

Hamish Watson: Made 12 tackles – more than any other player in his team – but Scotland really needed more of his sniping skills as the hosts conceded 21 turnovers to England’s seven. 6

Magnus Bradbury: Showed some good aggression in defence early on but faded in the latter stages. 6

Replacements

Stuart McInally’s introduction for Brown did little to improve Scotland’s line-out display while the scrum ended up going backwards as the changes were made late on. 5

 

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