Brown fumes over Scottish, Italian flops

England fullback Mike Brown has slammed the lacklustre efforts of Scotland and Italy that helped deny his side the Six Nations crown.


Brown's team romped to a 55-35 victory over France at Twickenham in the final match of a dramatic closing round of the tournament on Saturday, but even that impressive display wasn't enough to dethrone Ireland as champions.


For a fourth successive year, England finished runners-up, on this occasion falling short by less than a converted try.


But the real damage to England's chances had been done earlier in the day in Rome, where Wales walloped the Ita…