New-look England see off Scotland 13-6

England made a winning start under new acting coach Stuart Lancaster, beginning the defence of their Six Nations rugby title with a 13-6 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

England's first victory in Edinburgh since 2004 was achieved with a side featuring three debutants and a new captain in Chris Robshaw.

The only try of the match came when recalled fly-half Charlie Hodgson charged down rival stand-off Dan Parks's attempted clearance kick early in the second half.

Owen Farrell, the 20-year-old Saracens centre, kicked the remainder of England's points on his Test debut, with Scotland's points coming courtesy of two first-half Parks' penalties.

Scotland, coached by former England flanker and boss Andy Robinson, threatened from deep and had their chances but were undone by a series of handling errors.

'To get your first win away on the road is special, especially with a lot of new players,' Robshaw, winning just his second cap, told the BBC.

'I can't speak highly enough of all the guys, it was a great team effort and a very proud day,' the Harlequins flanker added.

Meanwhile Hodgson, one of five players from English Premiership champions Saracens in the England side, said: 'One of the things we work on at Saracens is putting pressure on kickers and I got lucky with the try.'

This was Scotland's fourth successive Test without a try and Robinson said: 'It's very frustrating. We created some great opportunities and it's just that last pass. The game is about small margins and you have to be able to execute under pressure.'

England, who in Lancaster were being coached by a former Scotland Under-21 international following the resignation of Martin Johnson, were looking to rebuild after a poor World Cup in New Zealand where they knocked Scotland out of the tournament with a 16-12 pool win in Auckland.