Six Nations LIVE: Huw Jones scores twice as Scotland secure a famous victory over England
Re-live all the action from the Six Nations clash at Murrayfield
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Your support makes all the difference.England take on Scotland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations on Saturday with the Calcutta Cup on the line as well as both side’s championship hopes, with the visitors still looking to claim after their 100 per cent start.
Having seen off Italy and Wales so far, Eddie Jones’ side will look to take their third step towards retaining the Six Nations for a second time and become the first team to win the championship consecutively three times in a row.
But Scotland will have been buoyed by their victory over France last time out that made up for the disappointing 34-7 reverse against Wales on the opening weekend, and with a second consecutive match at home, Gregor Townsend will hope to see a partisan Murrayfield crowd inspire his side to a first victory over the English since 2008 and maintain their own hopes of claiming the title.
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What time does it start?
Scotland vs England kicks off at 16:45 GMT at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BBC One from 16:15.
Teams:
Scotland: Stuart Hogg; Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Peter Horne, Sean Maitland; Finn Russell, Greig Laidlaw; Gordon Reid, Stuart McInally, Simon Berghan; Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray; Jonny Barclay, Hamish Watson, Ryan Wilson.
Replacements: Scott Lawson, Jamie Bhatti, WP Nel, Tim Swinson, David Denton, Ali Price, Nick Grigg, Blair Kinghorn.
England: Mike Brown; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Jonny May; George Ford, Danny Care; Mako Vunipola, Dylan Hartley, Dan Cole; Joe Launchbury, Maro Itoje; Courtney Lawes, Chris Robshaw, Nathan Hughes.
Replacements: Jamie George, Joe Marler, Harry Williams, George Kruis, Sam Underhill, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Te’o, Jack Nowell.
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Six Nations action, brought to you from pitchside at Murrayfield where the Calcutta Cup clash between Scotland and England takes place in under three hours time.
However, before we get things underway in Edinburgh, we'll bring you all the latest action from Dublin as Ireland host Wales in the second match of the weekend, with France beating Italy last night 34-17 in a messy affair in Marseille.
With a five hours of rugby ahead of us, sit back, relax, and get ready to tuck into the latest installment of the greatest rugby championship on the planet.
We're 15 minutes away from kick-off in the day's opening fixture as Ireland take on Wales, with the home side's Six Nations Grand Slam hopes still very much alive thanks to their narrow win over France and crushing victory over Italy last time out. Wales are far from out of the title frame though, as despite the 12-6 defeat by England two weeks ago, they can take a step in the right direction by beating the Irish today.
If Wales then go on to beat England on the final weekend, we could have as many as three teams who have lost just one match come the end of the championship, which will almost certainly end in a mad dash for the calculators!
The players are emerging from the tunnel in Dublin and the action gets underway right now!
KICK-OFF: The game in Dublin is underway!
Here's a reminder of how the teams line up:
Ireland: Rob Kearney; Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Bundee Aki, Jacob Stockdale; Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Andrew Porter; James Ryan, Devin Toner; Peter O’Mahony, Dan Leavy, CJ Stander.
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Jack McGrath, John Ryan, Quinn Roux, Jack Conan, Kieran Marmion, Joey Carbery, Fergus McFadden.
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny; Liam Williams, Scott Williams, Hadleigh Parkes, Steff Evans; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Ken Owens, Samson Lee, Cory Hill, Alun Wyn Jones, Aaron Shingler, Josh Navidi, Ross Moriarty.
Replacements: Elliot Dee, Wyn Jones, Tomas Francis, Bradley Davies, Justin Tipuric, Aled Davies, Gareth Anscombe, George North.
3 mins: Ireland 0-3 Wales
Leigh Halfpenny gets an early chance to kick for goal as Bundee Aki claims the ball in an offside position. A messy start for the hosts, and Halfpenny lands the kick beautifully.
5 mins: Ireland 0-3 Wales
Ireland land an immediate chance to get back on level terms as Wales infringe in the ruck, following a good restart that was plucked out of the air by James Ryan. Sexton's kick rattles off the upright though, and the chance is missed. A frantic start in Dublin.
7 mins: Ireland 5-3 Wales
TRY! Ireland don't rue the missed penalty for long! They take advantage of a Welsh forward pass to attack inside the Welsh 22, and after a good run from Chris Farrell, Conor Murray delivers the ball to Johnny Sexton and he whips a flat miss pass to Jacob Stockdale, who scores in the corner with a neat finish. Sexton can't convert the try, but Ireland lead.
13 mins: Ireland 5-3 Wales
Ireland have definitely settled the better of the two sides after that early blemish and they are winning numerous penalties from referee Glen Jackson at the breakdown. The latest, against Alun Wyn Jones, gives Sexton another shot at goal.
15 mins: Ireland 5-3 Wales
It's another miss from Sexton, and he certainly doesn't look himself from the tee today. He came into the match under a slight injury concern suffered during yesterday's captain's run, and he is certainly kicking like a lame duck today.
20 mins: Ireland 5-10 Wales
TRY! Wales bite back! A penalty allows Biggar to kick to touch on the 22, and Aaron Shingler's clean ball at the lineout the visitors attack. Two carries later, scrum-half Gareth Davies takes the ball across the field, before cutting a line inside Cian Healy and dives over for the score. Sexton finally lands a kick - from right in front of the posts - and Wales are back in front.
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