Scotland 9-15 England
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v England Match Reports
England retained the Calcutta Cup with a hard fought victory over Scotland at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. England's new head coach Eddie Jones saw his side score a try in each half and run out 15-9 winners over Scotland. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Scotland beaten once more by England
- Guardian: Jack Nowell’s try seals winning start for Eddie Jones’ England in Scotland
- Independent: George Kruis and Jack Nowell tries clinch victory to kick-start the Eddie Jones era
- Daily Mail: George Kruis and Jack Nowell score tries as Eddie Jones' side earn Six Nations victory at Murrayfield
- Sky Sports: Scotland 9-15 England: Visitors start Six Nations campaign with win
- ESPN: England get Jones off to winning start
- RBS 6 Nations: England battle to victory in tight BT Murrayfield encounter
Scotland v England - Match Highlights
Scotland v England - Match Statistics
Scotland: (6) 9
Penalty: Laidlaw 3
England: (7) 15
Try: Kruis, Nowell
Conversion: Farrell
Penalty: Farrell
Man of the match: Billy Vunipola (England)
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Alasdair Dickinson
- 2 Ross Ford
- 3 Willem Nel
- 4 Richie Gray
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 John Barclay
- 7 John Hardie
- 8 David Denton
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tommy Seymour
- 12 Matt Scott
- 13 Mark Bennett
- 14 Sean Maitland
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Stuart McInally
- 17 Gordon Reid
- 18 Zander Fagerson
- 19 Tim Swinson
- 20 Blair Cowan
- 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
- 22 Duncan Weir
- 23 Duncan Taylor
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Joe Launchbury
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Chris Robshaw
- 7 James Haskell
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Danny Care
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Owen Farrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Paul Hill
- 19 Courtney Lawes
- 20 Jack Clifford
- 21 Ben Youngs
- 22 Alex Goode
- 23 Ollie Devoto