Soft-spoken Joe Launchbury out to show England’s hard edge in Scotland | Gerard Meagher

Second-row forward expects a stern test at Murrayfield and has converted those who doubted his game had sufficient steelThe problem for Joe Launchbury has always been one of perception. At first Eddie Jones was not convinced – and neither was Warren Gatland when selecting his Lions squad – but as Launchbury prepares to win his 50th cap against Scotland on Saturday there will be few players more certain of their name on England’s teamsheet.For all England’s second-row riches, no one is playing better than Launchbury, who delivered a supreme performance against Wales last time out. It will have …