Six Nations LIVE: Huw Jones scores twice as Scotland secure a famous victory over England
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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.
F/T: What a stunning result that is. Scotland might have had a sniff before the tournament started, but given their first two performances in this championship they were essentially written off at the start today. That could well have been the problem, as a terrible England display in the first half saw them ship three tries before the break and leave themselves far too much to do.
In all honesty, England may have scored more points in the second half but they never looked like a side capable of winning it, and everyone inside this stadium and watching at home will be in agreement that the better side won the match.
That's blown the Six Nations massively into Ireland's favour, and if they can secure a bonus-point victory over Scotland in two weeks, the title will essentially be in the bag heading to Twickenham on the final weekend.
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