England 25-13 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Attendance: 82,284
England v Scotland Match Reports
England scored three tries at Twickenham to beat Scotland 25-13 and retain the Calcutta Cup. England took an early lead through a Jonathan Joseph try, but Scotland countered with a Mark Bennett try and a Greig Laidlaw penalty, which saw them lead 13-10 at half-time. England retook the lead early in the second half through a George Ford try. A Jack Nowell try then wrapped things up in the final minutes. Scotland failed to register a score in the second half and continue their 32+ year wait for a victory at Twickenham. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England beat Scotland and eye title
- Guardian: England struggle to see off Scotland but take Six Nations pole position
- Independent: Stuart Lancaster's men keep Six Nations hopes alive after fighting off spirited Scots
- Telegraph: Six Nations title hopes remain alive as hosts retain Calcutta Cup
- Daily Mail: Stuart Lancaster's men dig deep to win Calcutta Cup and get Six Nations title bid back on track
- Sky Sports: England beat Scotland 25-13 to get back in Championship contention
- ESPN: England do enough to keep Six Nations bid alive
- RBS 6 Nations: England go top with Calcutta Cup win
- Sydney Morning Herald: England beat Scotland in Six Nations clash but could rue mistakes
- England Rugby: England see off stubborn Scotland
England v Scotland Match Highlights
England v Scotland Match Statistics
England 25 (10)
Tries: Joseph, Ford, Nowell
Conversions: Ford (2)
Penalties: Ford (2)
Scotland 13 (13)
Tries: Bennett
Conversions: Laidlaw
Penalties: Laidlaw (2)
Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 David Attwood
- 5 Courtney Lawes
- 6 James Haskell
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Luther Burrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Tom Youngs
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 Geoff Parling
- 20 Tom Wood
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Danny Cipriani
- 23 Billy Twelvetrees
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Alasdair Dickinson
- 2 Ross Ford
- 3 Euan Murray
- 4 Jim Hamilton
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Robert Harley
- 7 Blair Cowan
- 8 David Denton
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tommy Seymour
- 12 Matt Scott
- 13 Mark Bennett
- 14 Dougie Fife
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Ryan Grant
- 18 Geoff Cross
- 19 Tim Swinson
- 20 Johnnie Beattie
- 21 Adam Ashe
- 22 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
- 23 Greig Tonks