England Under-20 coach Jon Callard is expecting his young side to move a step closer to winning the Six Nations title with a win over Scotland at Darlington Arena tomorrow night.
The reigning world champions top the table on points difference as one of four teams including France, Ireland and the Scots who have won two of their three outings.
The match is part of a double header of international rugby at the home of Darlington Mowden Park which is being screened live on Sky Sports.
The Under-20s game kicks off at 5.30pm and will be followed by England Women against Scotland Women at 7.35pm.
“There’s not much margin for error in the championship, but the good thing is that it’s in our own hands,” Callard said.
“We’ve just got to take care of business ourselves, get our processes right and hopefully the outcome will take care of itself.
“We didn’t start the year very well against Wales, but we learnt a lot from that.
“We’ve had a little resurgence and played well against Italy and had a good win against Ireland where we had to show a lot of aggression.
“Hopefully we can build on that.
“We are really looking forward to playing in Darlington. For a National One side, the set-up is fabulous.
“Hopefully we can get a nice, big crowd. It’s part of a double header as well and it should be a nice evening of rugby.”
Callard knows the Scots will be no pushover but is hopeful his team’s Premiership experience will prove the difference on the night.
And the Under-20s boss said an anticipated 7,000 crowd will be watching some full internationals of the future in action.
He said: “Scotland are a very determined, chaotic side that are full of passion and energy.
“They proved their worth against Wales where they had a fabulous win.
“Let’s face it, everyone likes to beat us so it’s always a tough ask.
“We’ve got good Premiership experience, but at the end of the day it doesn’t count for anything.
“We have to turn up with the right mindset, play some simple rugby and play it well.”
He added: “It’s statistically proven that this age group has produced 85 to 90% of future internationals.
“It’s only recently the likes of George Ford and Owen Farrell were in this age group.
“It’s an opportunity for us to hopefully play some good rugby in front of a new crowd.”
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