England 6-11 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
England v Scotland Match Reports
A dominant Scotland beat England 11-6 to record their first victory at Twickenham in 38 years. Duhan van der Merwe scored the only try of the match to set up the unexpected, but thoroughly deserved, win for Scotland. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Scotland record historic Twickenham victory as England surrender Calcutta Cup
- BBC: Finn Russell orchestrates first Scottish win at Twickenham since 1983
- Daily Mail: Eddie Jones' men suffer a shock defeat in their Six Nations opener at Twickenham as they are beaten by the old enemy on home soil for first time in 38 years
- Sky Sports: Visitors win at Twickenham in Six Nations for first time since 1983
- ESPN: Scotland stun England in Six Nations opener to earn first Twickenham win in 38 years
- Scottish Rugby: England 6-11 Scotland match report
- England Rugby: England beaten by Scotland in Six Nations opener
England v Scotland - Match Highlights
England v Scotland - Match Stats
England: (6) 6
Penalty: Farrell (34', 39')
Scotland: (8) 11
Try: van der Merwe (30')
Penalty: Russell (6', 49')
Man of the Match: Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
England v Scotland - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Will Stuart
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Jonny Hill
- 6 Mark Wilson
- 7 Tom Curry
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Ollie Lawrence
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Beno Obano
- 18 Harry Williams
- 19 Courtney Lawes
- 20 Ben Earl
- 21 Dan Robson
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Max Malins
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rory Sutherland
- 2 George Turner
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Scott Cummings
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Matt Fagerson
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Cameron Redpath
- 13 Chris Harris
- 14 Sean Maitland
- 15 Stuart Hogg (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 David Cherry
- 17 Oli Kebble
- 18 WP Nel
- 19 Richie Gray
- 20 Gary Graham
- 21 Scott Steele
- 22 Jaco van der Walt
- 23 Huw Jones