Scotland’s Gregor Townsend questions England’s crucial penalty decision

Scotland’s Gregor Townsend questions England’s crucial penalty decision
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Scotland’s Gregor Townsend questions England’s crucial penalty decision
Author: Robert Kitson at Allianz Stadium
Published: Feb, 22 2025 22:06

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Gregor Townsend feels his team were unlucky to concede the crucial second-half penalty kicked by Fin Smith that ultimately proved decisive and doubts have also been raised over the solitary English try, scored by Tommy Freeman.

“I’m going to go through the game two or three times to see whether we could have got better decisions,” said Townsend, the head coach.

England’s head coach said: “I’m obviously delighted that the endings have gone our way in the last two games and the team worked exceptionally hard for that.

Townsend was particularly unhappy about the crucial penalty given against Rory Darge and Tom Jordan for lifting Ben Curry out of a ruck.

Scotland’s coaches and players believe two key officiating decisions potentially denied them another historic Calcutta Cup victory.

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