Scotland 30-21 EnglandHosts recover after slow start to clinch Calcutta Cup
At this rate they will be locking the Calcutta Cup in a display cabinet in Scotland and throwing away the key. For the fourth time in as many seasons Scotland have beaten England and this was the heaviest tartan thumping of the lot, orchestrated by the brilliant Finn Russell and illuminated by a spectacular hat-trick from England’s now-familiar nemesis Duhan Van der Merwe.
Talk about a Flying Scotsman thundering into history. Van Der Merwe was the scourge of England at Twickenham last season and the 28-year-old was even more influential here as his side, for the first time in over 50 years, completed a quartet of wins in this ancient fixture. It has also breathed fresh life into Scotland’s title hopes while England, with Ireland and France still to play, must once again head homeward tae think again.