adminTWICKENHAM. — England rugby coach Eddie Jones challenged his side to achieve “greatness” by completing back-to-back Grand Slams after they retained their Six Nations title with a round to spare following a 61-21 thrashing of Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday.
Jonathan Joseph scored a hat-trick as England ran in seven tries, with Owen Farrell overcoming a leg injury to kick 26 points as they overpowered Scotland in posting a record score in the 135th edition of rugby union’s oldest international fixture.
Victory also saw England equal New Zealand’s record of 18 successive Test wins by a leading nation.
England will break the world champions’ mark if they beat Ireland in Dublin next weekend. — AFP
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