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.