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

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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:

Scotland vs England

• Six Nations match kicked off at 4.45pm GMT | Shown live on BBC
• Ireland beat Wales 29-7 in championship opener
• 18 min: Ben White scores debut try, Scotland 7-3 England
• Half-time: Hosts lead despite lack of ball, Scotland 10-6 England
• 53 min: Marcus Smith darts over to give visitors lead, Scotland 10-14 England
• 66 min: Luke Cowan-Dickie sin-binned conceding penalty try, Scotland 17-17 England
• 72 min: Finn Russell kicks Scots in front, Scotland 20-17 England
• FT: Scotland cling on clinch victory, Scotland 20-17 England

[5 February 2022 18:26 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 20-17 England, 73 minutes

A brilliant restart from George Ford is chased superbly by Joe Marchant, who appears poised to claim it as he rises high into the sky, but it comes off his fingertips and into Matt Fagerson, who knocks into touch.

The TMO confirms a faint brush of Marchant’s hand as the officials check the right restart. Scotland scrum.

[5 February 2022 18:25 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! SCOTLAND 20-17 England (Finn Russell penalty, 72 minutes)

Russell exhales deeply as he begins his kicking routine, and sneaks it inside the right-hand post. Scotland lead by three with eight minutes to play. England down to 14 for about half of that.

[5 February 2022 18:24 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 17-17 England, 70 minutes

The Murrayfield crowd produces a rendition of the national anthem as they try to lift their side as we enter the final ten minutes. The scrum is reset, and then England are penalised.

What’s the call? Another scrum to really press for a potentially match-winning try, or take the points to nudge in front for certain? Finn Russell has a chat with Stuart Hogg...

For goal!

[5 February 2022 18:22 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 17-17 England, 68 minutes

Joe Marler will throw in! And it’s predictably malformed, both not straight and short of the required five metres. Scotland free kick just yards from the England line, and the scrum option will force Eddie Jones to send on Jamie George and sacrifice Sam Simmonds from the back row.

Huge chance for Scotland. Can they capitalise?

[5 February 2022 18:21 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 17-17 England, 67 minutes

Murrayfield has begun to stir from its slumber with plenty to cheer after that Scotland score. The home crowd had just gone a little flat as England began to exert their authority on the game but the momentum is firmly with the hosts now, winning a penalty at the lineout, before Finn Russell fizzes a perfect kick down into the England 22.

And England don’t have a hooker!

[5 February 2022 18:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY TRY! SCOTLAND 17-17 England, 66 minutes

The officials agree - there is no cover in the picture and but for Cowan-Dickie’s flail, Darcy Graham would have had a leisurely stroll for the line. Ben O’Keeffe trots beneath the posts - penalty try! The scores are level, and England will be down to 14 for the next ten minutes.

[5 February 2022 18:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Penalty try? Scotland 10-17 England, 66 minutes

Could this be a penalty try? It’s a clear deliberate knock on from Cowan-Dickie, who is left exposed as the last defender against the significantly springier Darcy Graham. There’s no cover. It’ll definitely be yellow...

[5 February 2022 18:16 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 10-17 England, 65 minutes

Superb from Scotland! Finn Russell’s crossfield kick is perfectly flighted for Duhan van der Merwe to claim, and when Russell reverses course and produces another pearler of a crosskick to the opposite wing, Luke Cowan-Dickie’s desperate volleyball spike towards touch could well see the England hooker in trouble...

[5 February 2022 18:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Marcus Smith has all 17 of England’s points so far

[5 February 2022 18:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! Scotland 10-17 ENGLAND (Marcus Smith penalty, 63 minutes)

Over it does go. That’ll be that for Marcus Smith - he is replaced by George Ford, in such impressive Premiership form for Leicester and granted a recall after Owen Farrell’s injury.

Also on for England are Will Stuart at tighthead, Joe Marler on the other side of the front row, and Alex Dombdrandt, who replaces Lewis Ludlam on the blindside. An understated but very effective performance from Ludlam.