Scotland vs England LIVE: Six Nations rugby score and result from Calcutta Cup today
Follow live reaction as England and Scotland kicked off their Six Nations campaigns in the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield
Finn Russell slotted a penalty eight minutes from time to earn Scotland a narrow 20-17 win over England on Saturday as they took advantage of a penalty try and a yellow card for the visitors to wrestle back control of an intense Six Nations game.
Scotland, 10-6 up at halftime, were 10-17 down when they were awarded a penalty try after England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie batted away a high cross-field pass. He was sent to the sin bin for 10 minutes. It proved the turning-point as with the one-man advantage, Scotland won a late penalty to snatch victory and take the Calcutta Cup for a second successive year.
Ben White scored Scotland’s other try while all England’s points came from young fly-half Marcus Smith, who crossed for a try and was unlucky to end on the losing side.
Follow all the latest reaction in the live blog below:
YELLOW CARD! Josh Adams is sent to the sin bin! Ireland 17-0 Wales, 49 minutes
Jaco Peyper does want to gaze at the big screen and discuss this with his officiating colleagues. He is certain that Adams should be penalised, but initially feels that should be all. Assistant Mathieu Raynal adds his two cents, imploring the referee to have another gander, and Peyper this time concludes that Adams has tucked his arm and recklessly tonked Sexton. This’ll be yellow.
Adams can’t really argue. Impudent and impetuous and off for a ten-minute sit down.
Ireland 17-0 Wales, 49 minutes
Wales continue to keep the ball alive with flicks and tricks, but make limited progress once more. This time they are helped out by a stray Irish arm over the shoulder, and a high tackle means they will have a penalty.
They try a little kick over the top and Josh Adams slams into Johnny Sexton with little clear attempt to grab the bouncing ball. Does this need a further review?
Ireland 17-0 Wales, 47 minutes
Wales show impressive dexterity in handling a ball by now taking on the properties of soap, Liam Williams unfurling a tweener to blindly put the ball on to Louis Rees-Zammit.
But that such unorthodox touches are required rather betray the problems that Wales are having in executing consistently threatening attack. The next movement never has any forward locomotion and runs out of steam, ending in a knock-on. 18 points looks a big lead even at this early stage.
TRY! IRELAND 17-0 Wales (Andrew Conway try, 44 minutes)
This is really, really close. Conway’s initial reach for the line appears to be short but he might just have pushed it over thereafter.
Here’s the verdict from TMO Stuart Terheege - TRY! Conway had to entirely regather his momentum but fixed the Welsh defence with his inwards charge before sliding back to the outside, and had just enough reach to get to the white paint.
Can Sexton convert? Yes! Brilliantly controlled from the right, catching the wind to carry it through the uprights. Another excellent start to the half for Ireland.
Ireland 10-0 Wales, 44 minutes
Collapsed again. Penalty advantage, Ireland with a free play. Bundee Aki pulls back for Johnny Sexton, who slithers into a gap, and Garry Ringrose carries on.
Sexton passes across to Andrew Conway, who retreats to take it but then bursts forward. Has he reached the line after a sinuous in-and-out weave?
Ireland 10-0 Wales, 43 minutes
Lineout taken and Ireland maul, but Adam Beard and Will Rowlands get right amongst things and seem to have it handled...
But the locking pair are deemed to have dragged it down illegally. “He’s taken the leg,” referee Jaco Peyper explains, pointing at Rowlands. Onwards Ireland go with another lineout, this time seven metres out, after a Sexton prod.
Ireland 10-0 Wales, 42 minutes
Back Ireland will come for that penalty, and Johnny Sexton looks towards the corner. He pushes Ireland down to just inside the Welsh 22.
How about this for a shot of Bundee Aki’s try?
Ireland 10-0 Wales, 41 minutes
Wales take the kick-off down effectively and Tomos Williams box-kicks clear. Wales are then offside in midfield, so Ireland can try their luck with a penalty advantage.
The players re-emerge
Right, both sets of players are now back out there, with a few drops of moisture on the lens perhaps showing the rain has just intensified during the interval. Johnny Sexton to get things back underway.
Ireland 10-0 Wales
Ireland are really attacking this new Welsh centre partnership. The official statistics show that Nick Tompkins made 14 tackles in that half. It feels like they are going to properly bust that midfield open at some stage.
Will we see more of the Welsh backs in attack? There have been a couple of bright moments but they really haven’t found their fluency against a well-organised Irish defence.
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