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Townsend not paying attention to last year's defeat to England
Scotland coach Gregor Townsend
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GREGOR TOWNSEND played down the significance of last year’s mauling at Twickenham as Scotland prepare to host England next week.
The Scots were humbled 61-21 in London 12 months ago and England head to Edinburgh for the third round of the 2018 Six Nations as heavy favourites for a comfortable win.
Townsend’s squad bounced back from a crushing defeat to Wales in this season’s opener by beating France, but there is still a suspicion they lack the experience to turn up in the crucial matches, which Welsh boss Warren Gatland exploited so effectively.
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