England v Scotland

Follow the Six Nations match between England and Scotland from Twickenham with live score updates on Saturday, 4 February 2023.

“But we believe this is the strongest squad that we can pick for this weekend. Gregor Townsend said: “It was a difficult selection, so many players have been in really good form. Steve Borthwick said of going back to the Smith-Farrell combination: “I think it’s the right combination for this game. ALSO READ:

The match at Twickenham on Saturday follows the opening fixture between Wales and Ireland in Cardiff. The final first-round fixture is between Italy and ...

Despite their poor recent record in the fixture, England are odds on favourites and generally available around 1/3. New Zealand referee Paul Williams will take charge of the match at Twickenham. George Horne is on the bench. Ollie Hassell-Collins, the London Irish wing, has been handed his first cap in a rejigged midfield following injuries to Elliot Daly, Henry Slade and Dan Kelly. [ITV](/topic/itv) and STV due to start at 4pm. The final first-round fixture is between [Italy](/topic/italy) and France on Sunday.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has picked a backline to attack England during this afternoon's Six Nations opener at Twickenham.

We know that’s going to be a fierce part of the game and WP is a quality scrummager. The reality is that Nel is not the force he once was, either in the tight or around the park. Our set-piece parts have to be a lot better if we’re going to compete at this level and win games at this level.” Attack coach Nick Evans’ mantra is ‘LQB’ – lightning quick ball – and the selection of twin playmakers in Marcus Smith at 10 and Owen Farrell at 12 will test Jones and Tuipulotu’s reading of the game and their ability to think on their feet. Townsend must have been tempted to pick the old warhorse Sean Maitland, who is his best available winger in the air. It happens to everyone and some of mine have been in open field where there is an easy run to the try line.

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September 30: Scotland v Romania “We backed him in the autumn when he played four tests for us and he improved during those, but this time he’s missed out. September 24: Scotland v Tonga March 12: Scotland v Ireland He’s making progress at getting back to his best. He’s very aware of that too.

Rugby's oldest rivalry returns on this opening weekend of the Six Nations, as England and Scotland face off at Twickenham.

A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. A 12-minute concussion injury to Ali Price in the 2022 fixture saw Stoke-born scrum-half Ben White make his international debut for Scotland, and what an impact he made in that short sliver of action. Richie Gray also starts ahead of his younger brother Jonny, who is joined on the bench by Chris Harris. England host Scotland in the Six Nations at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Harlequin Jack Walker is another debutant waiting in the wings, and should come on to replace George up front. Marcus Smith and captain Owen Farrell will hope to further develop their 10-12 combination, with Joe Marchant starting outside the latter in the centres. Townsend has been at the helm for nearly six years now, and he'll be disappointed if his side don't come close to being title contenders in this year's competition. Borthwick has brought in a new backroom team, as well as several new or once-forgotten players, meaning this game could well prove to be a baptism of fire for the new coach. England, however, go into this game as a vastly different proposition to the side whom faced Scotland in 2021 or 2022, because their ship is now being steered by a new head coach, Steve Borthwick. The opening weekend of the Six Nations will, for the third year running, pit England and Scotland against each other on matchday one. An historic 11-6 victory at Twickenham in 2021 was followed up on at Murrayfield last time around, with Finn Russell's penalty eight minute from time sealing a 20-17 win.

The Calcutta Cup referee was on the end of a scathing attack after an unconvincing performance last year.

"Williams has brought shame onto the game of rugby with one of the worst officiating displays in modern rugby. Williams and White bring the game into disrepute. He was kept busy that day, with Dean Budd and Abraham Steyn both sent to the sin-bin, the latter for a dangerous tip-tackle. The South African demanded the referee banned from refereeing elite international matches going forward, accusing him of bringing shame on the sport. He was appointed to the New Zealand High Performance referee squad three years later, and quickly rose up through the domestic ranks before becoming a full-time referee on the Super Rugby panel in 2016. That game saw him send off Les Bleus tighthead Mohamed Haouas for a punch on Scotland's Jamie Ritchie, with his dismissal effectively ending France's title and Grand Slam ambitions.

Minute-by-minute report: New England regime, old enemy as the Calcutta Cup kicks off the campaign for these two. Join Lee Calvert.

[Frank Slade-esque tour of pleasures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_of_a_Woman_(1992_film)) as his time in the job heads to a definite end sometime this coming autumn. It’s another Scotland scrum, this time midway in their own half, and the early signs are they are getting the slight upper hand in the set piece. England’s new hope has been punctured early, and the nature of the score exposed the England defensive system horribly. England have a decent set of phases in the Scotland half, with Hassell-Collins getting a sniff of a gap out left that has the door shut. England come back from the clearing kick, working the ball around the 10m line with pacey rucks and offloads before hands out right – including Genge and Ludlam with some outstandingly timed passes - find Malins to dart in and dab down. From the lineout, England are back in the Scotland 22, once again showing some nifty handling between forwards and backs. Russell creams a huge penalty punt up to the England 22 and clean possession from the lineout allows them to move the ball left and right before a low pass can’t be held by Ritchie. It gets worse for Scotland as they concede a penalty at the scrum, as they are shoved backwards and wheeled. The ball is clean off the top and Dombrandt is brought from deep on the angle to suck in the Scotland defense. The latest is England who look dynamic and busy, before Van Poortvliet takes a kick over the top option but put far too much pasty on it and it goes dead. England are back in the 22, but the ball is a little slow as they reset and go again. They do have an advantage, after Scotland spoil the ball, which they can’t capitalise on so they kick to the corner…

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“This is the first game of a new coach and campaign,” Itoje said. England was its own worst enemy as it sought to eke out victory in the second half, with a dropped restart by No. There were a few things we got wrong as a team but we can fix them.

The teams head out onto the pitch, and following the national anthems, we'll be underway at Twickenham! 0'. Scotland's starting scrum-half Ben White came ...

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Rugby's oldest rivalry returns on this opening weekend of the Six Nations, as England and Scotland face off at Twickenham.

A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. A 12-minute concussion injury to Ali Price in the 2022 fixture saw Stoke-born scrum-half Ben White make his international debut for Scotland, and what an impact he made in that short sliver of action. Richie Gray also starts ahead of his younger brother Jonny, who is joined on the bench by Chris Harris. England host Scotland in the Six Nations at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Harlequin Jack Walker is another debutant waiting in the wings, and should come on to replace George up front. Marcus Smith and captain Owen Farrell will hope to further develop their 10-12 combination, with Joe Marchant starting outside the latter in the centres. Townsend has been at the helm for nearly six years now, and he'll be disappointed if his side don't come close to being title contenders in this year's competition. Borthwick has brought in a new backroom team, as well as several new or once-forgotten players, meaning this game could well prove to be a baptism of fire for the new coach. England, however, go into this game as a vastly different proposition to the side whom faced Scotland in 2021 or 2022, because their ship is now being steered by a new head coach, Steve Borthwick. The opening weekend of the Six Nations will, for the third year running, pit England and Scotland against each other on matchday one. An historic 11-6 victory at Twickenham in 2021 was followed up on at Murrayfield last time around, with Finn Russell's penalty eight minute from time sealing a 20-17 win.

And they do respond. Ben White is the one to put is down, exploiting Curry's missed tackle, dodging a final white shirt a couple of metres out before diving ...

The greater crime was the dog’s dinner England had made of gathering the restart of Genge’s try, which gave Scotland the field position to bring it back to a one-point game. It was one of the finest individual efforts to have graced international rugby’s oldest fixture. George Turner threw over the top to Ritchie who shipped it on to Finn Russell, releasing Jones who was eventually hauled down. More costly still Ollie Hassell-Collins, sensing the crowd’s impatience with a prolonged bout of kick tennis, decided to run the ball back only to forget his support and get turned over. After a ten-year stretch in which England had exclusive possession of the trophy, Scotland have now held it for five of the last six years. England still had the opportunity to wrestle back the lead in the final moments, but after kicking for touch their maul was sacked and the attack failed to generate any momentum.

Rugby's oldest rivalry is renewed at Twickenham on the opening day of the 2023 Six Nations championship, as England and Scotland face off.

Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. Jones starts a move by slicing through the middle, and after finding no luck on the left edge, Russell kicks back to the centre, where Jones is waiting to ground the ball in the in-goal! A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. The second is right in front of the posts, and Farrell notches his first successful kick of the game to edge the hosts in front, right on half-time! They build on several phases in the Scotland 22 before Ludlam breaks down the right, and he has a simple pass for Malins to score in the corner! The hulking Scotland wing drifts inside to latch onto a flat ball, before powering through the line, beating two tackles, and fending off the full-back to score one of the great Calcutta Cup tries! FT: That's it for our coverage of the first day of the Six Nations, and what a game to open the tournament for the Scots! A messy ruck inside England;'s 22 sees the ball spill out, and White snatches onto it to burst through the line, step Steward, and score against England for the second year running! 80 mins: Ritchie gets over the top of Earl in a ruck to win the penalty, and that will do it for Scotland! The winger can't reel in the ball though, and so play comes back for Russell to successfully kick the three points. Farrell's second penalty brought England's lead to 23-19, and Russell soon responded with three points of his own to create a one-point ball game going into the final 10. Finn Russell's missed conversion let England back into it, and after another try in the corner for Malins and an Owen Farrell penalty, the hosts took a slim 13-12 lead into the half-time break.

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We spoke about getting our first win of the Six Nations and next week we need to take some confidence from that.” There were blips but it felt like we had good energy and were in the fight all the way through.” Duhan van der Merwe’s late try and a last-ditch defensive stand was enough for Scotland to win the old trophy for the third year in a row for the first time in more than half a century. As a winger you don’t get a lot of opportunities so I needed to take them. “For now, we will give credit to Scotland for sticking at it like they did. There is some stuff we need to get better at but we will look at it,” Farrell said. A very encouraging showing from the Leicester man. “After the first half, we knew we had more in us and came out for the second half with a bang and managed to get the win so we are buzzing,” said Van der Merwe. Van der Merwe also registered an initial stunning solo try in an electric firat half, but twice England hit back through Saracens wing Max Malins. We weren’t at our best today. Still plenty of promise. Follow England vs Scotland reaction live below, featuring expert analysis from Nick Purewal at Twickenham.

Rugby's oldest rivalry is renewed at Twickenham on the opening day of the 2023 Six Nations championship, as England and Scotland face off.

Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. Jones starts a move by slicing through the middle, and after finding no luck on the left edge, Russell kicks back to the centre, where Jones is waiting to ground the ball in the in-goal! A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. The second is right in front of the posts, and Farrell notches his first successful kick of the game to edge the hosts in front, right on half-time! They build on several phases in the Scotland 22 before Ludlam breaks down the right, and he has a simple pass for Malins to score in the corner! The hulking Scotland wing drifts inside to latch onto a flat ball, before powering through the line, beating two tackles, and fending off the full-back to score one of the great Calcutta Cup tries! FT: That's it for our coverage of the first day of the Six Nations, and what a game to open the tournament for the Scots! A messy ruck inside England;'s 22 sees the ball spill out, and White snatches onto it to burst through the line, step Steward, and score against England for the second year running! 80 mins: Ritchie gets over the top of Earl in a ruck to win the penalty, and that will do it for Scotland! The winger can't reel in the ball though, and so play comes back for Russell to successfully kick the three points. Farrell's second penalty brought England's lead to 23-19, and Russell soon responded with three points of his own to create a one-point ball game going into the final 10. Finn Russell's missed conversion let England back into it, and after another try in the corner for Malins and an Owen Farrell penalty, the hosts took a slim 13-12 lead into the half-time break.

Duhan van der Merwe ensured Steve Borthwick's England reign was launched with an agonising defeat after the Scotland wing crossed twice in a 29-23 victory ...

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Scotland win back-to-back matches against England at Twickenham for the first time ever as Borthwick starts new era with defeat.

Did a lot of behind the scenes work and was a lynchpin for the Scottish defence. Was a bit of a gamble at tighthead but put in a big defensive shift when Scotland had their backs to the wall. Solid service from the ruck and managed a flurry of good exits with his box-kicking before dancing through a porous England defence for his try. His crisp passing was instrumental in orchestrating waves of Scottish attack and enjoyed a solid afternoon from the tee. Pierced the gainline beautifully in the build up to Malins’ second try and won a penalty on the 22 after England turned over possession on the cusp of half time. Looked strong in the carry, despite spilling the ball on a few occasions just as England looked ready to pull the trigger. On his first Test cap since November 2021, he looked abrasive in the tackle but was chopped down on a number of occasions just as he started to get going. Produced a number of crunching carries and was a key player in helping patiently build the phases that led to England’s opener. Punctured the gain line and produced a couple of leg-busting drives to put England on the front foot and showed his experience. Didn’t have the cleanest of afternoons to start off with at the lineout and was guilty of overthrowing but was more influential as the game wore on. Gave away a scrum penalty in the first half but otherwise had a productive afternoon with his explosive carrying and hustled well around the breakdown. Solid distribution from the base of the ruck and orchestrated a flurry of good attacking passages.

Following a 29-23 victory for Scotland over England in their Six Nations fixture, here's our five takeaways from the game at Twickenham.

Their effort in the back five of the pack was quite remarkable at times in defence, and their set-piece was as solid as Ben Nevis itself. Joe Marchant was selected to do a job for this fixture and, quite frankly, he failed to have the impact required and Borthwick will surely rue releasing Manu Tuilagi back to Sale Sharks in a match where his directness was sorely needed. Indeed, Ludlam was a beacon of excellence in a back-row that came off substantially second best, as he hit 17 carries for 72 metres, a wonderful run and feint to sent Max Malins over and was one of England’s main contributors in their mainly five man pod lineout approach. Conversely, Scotland’s visits to the red zone lasted only one minute and 44 seconds, yet saw them cross four times, a remarkable efficiency rate, but one probably enhanced by the powerful running of Van der Merwe. He put in an astonishing 27 tackles, many at the first phase of the gain line, battering the England carriers into submission as they failed time after time to make metres in contact. With possession stats of 70% v 30% in favour of the hosts, the sheer efficiency of the Scots with ball in hand and in contact was staggering.

Duhan van der Merwe, Finn Russell and George Turner are top rated on another red letter day for Scotland at Twickenham.

Dropped a ball badly to let England back in after half time – but more than made up for it with his steal in the last play of the game. and a spilled pass. Kicked the goals he needed to kick – and his restarts were spot on. We hope you are enjoying our unrivalled coverage of Scottish Rugby. Never took a backward step. A Six Nations debut to remember. Box-kicks were not always quite on the money. Richie Gray – 8 Strong under the high ball, but was pulled narrow for both of Max Malins’ tries. Missed Marchant badly early on, but otherwise kept the outside door firmly shut. Blew a clear scoring opportunity with a poor pass on the 60 minute mark after Kyle Steyn had broken up the right touch-line. Solid and workmanlike in defence, and won a great penalty over the tackle early on which set up field position for opening try.

Duhan van der Merwe scored one of the great Twickenham tries and then added a match-winner as Scotland claimed a stunning 29-23 Calcutta Cup victory over ...

However Van der Merwe’s second try five minutes from time clinched a third successive Scottish win over England, a first since 1972. Van der Merwe was the Championship’s top try-scorer in 2021, including a try at Twickenham, but he may never score a better one than his first this time. In Steve Borthwick’s first game in charge of England, since succeeding his mentor Eddie Jones, England scored three tries and led by eight points early in the second half.