Noon prepared to ‘do it ugly’ to counter Scotland threat

JAMIE NOON scored a hat-trick against Scotland at Twickenham last year, but the Newcastle centre believes victory at Murrayfield today could herald the dawning of a first England Grand Slam in three years - and confirmation that the World Cup hangover has passed.

Noon would be delighted to “do it ugly” - his centre partnership with Mike Tindall has been blamed for England’s perceived lack of adventure, but he could not care less.

“I would love to win the championship ugly,” he said. “If we could win a Grand Slam ugly, by a point or two points then I wouldn’t care. The honour and achievement of winning a Grand Slam means more to me than the way you play.