Captain Hogg showshis class on Roman holiday for the Scots

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

End of a 17-phase siege: Chris Harris goes over for Scotland’s second try
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IT WASN’T pretty but it was professional and proficient as Scotland secured the victory they and their coach Gregor Townsend so badly needed to settle frayed nerves and tempers in the wake of the Finn Russell affair.
Nothing less than a win was going to be acceptable and that, off the back of a strong, stifling defence, is exactly what Scotland delivered.
The only real disappointment was squandering a number of try scoring opportunities th...

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