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Borthwick rues Arundell dismissal as England fall at Murrayfield again
Scotland capitalized on Henry Arundell’s red card to secure a 31-20 victory and top the Six Nations table with two bonus points after two matches.
- At Murrayfield on Saturday, Scotland's rugby team defeated England 31-20 to reclaim the Calcutta Cup, aided by Arundell's red card.
- England saw Henry Arundell sin-binned within nine minutes and then sent off after a high challenge on Kyle Steyn, leaving England with 14 players for roughly 20 minutes.
- Errors from England led to key Scottish tries, including Ben White scoring from Ellis Genge's mistake and a 13-metre reply after George Ford's drop-goal was charged down by Matt Fagerson.
- Scotland now lead the Six Nations on six points with two bonus points, and England head coach Steve Borthwick called `Huge credit to Scotland, I thought they played really well`.
- Commentators quickly called the sending-off pivotal as the Murrayfield crowd celebrated loudly and ITV picked up one fan shouting `I f***ing love this`, prompting Nick Mullins to apologise, while pundits Scott Hastings, David Flatman and John Barclay supported the referee's decision.
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England winger Henry Arundell was dismissed just before the interval after collecting two yellow cards in quick succession at Murrayfield.His initial booking came for illegally using his hands at the breakdown, sending him to the sin bin for 10 minutes.Shortly after returning to the pitch, Arundell committed a second offence when he made contact with Scotland's Kyle Steyn during an aerial challenge. The crowd responded with boos and jeers as ref…
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