Scotland 20-17 England
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v England Match Reports
Scotland beat England for a second successive year to retain the Calcutta Cup with a narrow 20-17 victory at Murrayfield. Despite trailing 10-6 at the break, England had looked on course for victory after Marcus Smith turned the match in their favour early in the second half. However, a penalty try awarded against Luke Cowan-Dickie proved pivotal as Scotland went on to claim a dramatic win courtesy of Finn Russell's penalty in the 72nd minute. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Scotland retain Calcutta Cup as late Finn Russell penalty sees off England
- BBC: Scotland retain Calcutta Cup with dramatic late win over England
- Daily Mail: Scotland beat England in Six Nations opener as Finn Russell kicks a penalty late on to seal Calcutta Cup victory in a pulsating encounter at a raucous Murrayfield
- Sky Sports: Scotland hold on for 20-17 win over England after penalty try drama
- ESPN: Scotland claim Calcutta Cup in dramatic victory over England
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland 20 England 17 match report
- England Rugby: England defeated by Scotland in Six Nations opener
Scotland v England - Match Highlights
Scotland v England - Match Stats
Scotland: 20
Try: White (18'), Penalty Try (66')
Conversion: Russell (20')
Penalty: Russell (41', 72')
England: 17
Try: Smith (53')
Penalty: Smith (17', 34', 48', 63')
Man of the Match: Matt Fagerson (Scotland)
Scotland v England - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rory Sutherland
- 2 George Turner
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Jonny Gray
- 5 Grant Gilchrist
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Matt Fagerson
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Sam Johnson
- 13 Chris Harris
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Stuart Hogg (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 Stuart McInally
- 17 Pierre Schoeman
- 18 WP Nel
- 19 Sam Skinner
- 20 Magnus Bradbury
- 21 Ben White
- 22 Blair Kinghorn
- 23 Sione Tuipulotu
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Nick Isiekwe
- 6 Lewis Ludlam
- 7 Tom Curry (Captain)
- 8 Sam Simmonds
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 Marcus Smith
- 11 Joe Marchant
- 12 Henry Slade
- 13 Elliot Daly
- 14 Max Malins
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Charlie Ewels
- 20 Alex Dombrandt
- 21 Harry Randall
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Jack Nowell