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Six Nations: Storming Scotland stun England to seal Calcutta Cup glory

  • Scotland 31-20 England

  • Jones (2), Ritchie and White with tries; Arundell sees red

Certain wins feel bigger than others and, for Scotland, this result will reverberate for ages. Reclaiming the Calcutta Cup is always sweet but convincingly ending England’s 12-Test unbeaten record was a glorious bonus. For Gregor Townsend and his side, under pressure after their opening round defeat in Rome, this was some riposte to their critics

Ultimately, it was not even close. Two tries by Huw Jones, a hard-nosed collective effort from the Scottish pack and a typically artful display from Finn Russell were simply too much for an England team who had dared to believe this week that their previous tartan traumas were behind them. Instead, they were outplayed and tactically out-thought by Townsend and his coaching staff. England have now won just two of the past nine meetings between the nations.

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© Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

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Scotland 31-20 England: Six Nations – as it happened

Scotland score four tries as England’s 12-match unbeaten run ends with a thumping in Edinburgh

If we could distill the feeling when the music cuts out in Flower of Scotland, and the fans take over, we’d be millionaires.

Hook that right into my vein and call me in a week!

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© Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

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History hangs heavy over Calcutta Cup but England’s young side can turn tartan tide

Scotland have lost only two of the last eight clashes with England but Borthwick’s squad are unscarred by failure

In one of sport’s weirder coincidences, England are about to play must-win games against Scotland in both rugby and cricket on the same day. The forecast 3C temperatures for the Calcutta Cup encounter may be cooler than in Kolkata – appropriately the venue for the T20 World Cup group fixture – but a white-hot contest inside a chilly Murrayfield can be absolutely guaranteed.

Because this particular collision, the 144th since the sides first met at Raeburn Place in 1871, looks set to shape the Six Nations prospects of all involved. To say Scotland are under additional pressure following their defeat by Italy in round one is to state the obvious. And England, too, will take the field knowing the time has come to demonstrate whether or not they are the real deal.

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