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JOE MARLER: I can't believe it's eight years since England last beat Scotland at Twickenham. It was my 50th cap and I remember it well. The Scots had given it the biggun all week, as they always do, and we put 61 points on them. At half-time, on the walk into the changing rooms, I made a point of barging between the massive Gray brothers, Jonny and Richie. 'Oi, lads, any chance of you lot turning up?' I said. 'It's not a training run.' I sat down with my half-time Lucozade and questioned myself for a moment. 'Oh no, have I just poked the bear?' But we pumped them, right from the off, and it felt fantastic. It was our biggest win over the wee Jimmies and I'd have laughed you out of the room if you told me we'd only win one of the next seven against them. ...read

JOE MARLER: The dressing room after defeat in your opening match in the Six Nations is a hard place to be. You sit there gutted, and it's a quiet place, because every player in every team dreams in early February of walking away with a Grand Slam come the end of March. ...read