Matt Scott revealed yesterday that some of his Scotland teammates were so fired up to face England on their last visit to Murrayfield they were moved to tears.

But those pre-match sobs of raw emotion two years ago were soon replaced by a depressed wail at the final whistle as the Scots suffered a painful defeat.

The 20-0 drubbing remains a sore point for the Dark Blues, with Edinburgh centre Scott admitting he and his teammates were too pumped up as they took on the Auld Enemy.