England provides from update on injured stars, Curry worryingly limped off

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England head coach Steve Borthwick has played down concerns over Tom Curry's fitness after the flanker was substituted early in the second half against Scotland.

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England remained in the Six Nations title race on Saturday, as Finn Russell's missed 79th-minute conversion saw Scotland's Calcutta Cup winning streak come to an end at Allianz Stadium.

Curry, who had been managing a hip issue and missed training after England's round two victory over France, went down injured in the first half at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium. Despite receiving treatment for his leg, he continued playing but was eventually replaced by Chandler Cunningham-South in the 46th minute—unusual for a player who typically completes the full 80 minutes.

Borthwick confirmed post-match that Curry had only suffered a dead leg, easing fears of a more serious setback a year after his hip surgery.

England's back-row had already been reshuffled by the time the Sale Sharks star was withdrawn, as No.8 Tom Willis was forced off before half-time for an HIA, with Ben Curry coming on as his replacement.

"Tom Curry has a dead leg," Borthwick explained. "He took a knock early in the game, but he's such a tough, brave competitor. Eventually, shortly after half-time, it became too uncomfortable, so I had to take him off.

"Tom Willis was removed for an HIA."

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Six players who flopped in the Six Nations today, one player ‘cost his team’

Ireland bagged their 14th Triple Crown in style, keeping their hopes of a historic third consecutive Six Nations title alive with a nail-biting victory over Wales in Cardiff.

Meanwhile, England edged closer to the business end of the competition, but a missed 79th-minute conversion from Finn Russell saw Scotland's Calcutta Cup winning streak come to a halt at Allianz Stadium.

But let's turn the spotlight onto the five players who didn't quite live up to expectations in today's Six Nations action…

#1. Finn Russell (Scotland)

Planet Rugby 5/10: “Not a game the Scotland co-captain will remember fondly as his goal-kicking proved costly and in the end it was the difference between winning and losing for his side. As expected, he asked plenty of questions of England's defence but his inability to convert any tries will haunt Scotland's fans for some time.”

RUCK 4/10: “Co-captain Russell's kicking was the difference in a heartbreaking result for the Scots, failing to make any of his three conversions from wide areas. While he was reliable away from the tee and all three kicks were near the touchline, there's no looking past his abysmal kicking in a gut-wrenching Scottish defeat which ends their championship hopes.”

Telegraph 5/10: “Missed a tackle for a Lawrence break. No problem finding width, but then what? Missed (tough) conversions were killer. A step back for his Lions hopes.”

#2. Garry Ringrose (Ireland)

RUCK 3/10: “Gave away a cheap penalty and a consequential yellow card when Ireland were on the back foot towards the end of the first half which not only gave Wales an easy three points but a bunker review upgrade to a red card took Ringrose out of the game really before he even got into it.”

Rugby Pass 4/10: “Back in the starting side after coming off the pine against Scotland. Maybe could have scored but for a poor pass from Jamie Osborne and was yellow-carded minutes later for a clumsy challenge that was upgraded to a 20-minute red.”

JOE 5/10: “Was good while he was in the pitch but his red card was costly.”

BALLS.ie: “Did little in attack but stuck all six of his tackles. Unfortunately, one of them was too high on Thomas and he copped a 20-minute red card.”

Planet. Rugby 3/10: “A bad day for the centre, who was red carded for a head-on-head collision with Ben Thomas and will probably sit out the rest of the Six Nations as a result.”

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