sentences:  Indeed, just a week before, the Northern Division had thrashed the Blacks 21–9 thanks to the efforts of Roger Uttley, Tony Neary and Bill Beaumont.Scott remained in his number eight berth for the 1980 Five Nations campaign and got his country off to a fine start by scoring a pushover try in their opening 24–9 victory over Ireland, in addition to scores by Steve Smith and Mike Slemen.England followed it up with victory over France before taking on the Welsh at Twickenham against a backdrop of hype and bad feeling.