England vs Scotland

Ben White has been given the nod at halfback, while Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones make up the midfield pairing as Harris gets the last spot on the bench. Darcy ...

The teams head out onto the pitch, and following the national anthems, we'll be underway at Twickenham! 0'. Scotland's starting scrum-half Ben White came ...

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Rugby's oldest rivalry is renewed at Twickenham on the opening day of the 2023 Six Nations championship, as England and Scotland face off.

Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. Jones starts a move by slicing through the middle, and after finding no luck on the left edge, Russell kicks back to the centre, where Jones is waiting to ground the ball in the in-goal! A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. The second is right in front of the posts, and Farrell notches his first successful kick of the game to edge the hosts in front, right on half-time! They build on several phases in the Scotland 22 before Ludlam breaks down the right, and he has a simple pass for Malins to score in the corner! The hulking Scotland wing drifts inside to latch onto a flat ball, before powering through the line, beating two tackles, and fending off the full-back to score one of the great Calcutta Cup tries! FT: That's it for our coverage of the first day of the Six Nations, and what a game to open the tournament for the Scots! A messy ruck inside England;'s 22 sees the ball spill out, and White snatches onto it to burst through the line, step Steward, and score against England for the second year running! 80 mins: Ritchie gets over the top of Earl in a ruck to win the penalty, and that will do it for Scotland! The winger can't reel in the ball though, and so play comes back for Russell to successfully kick the three points. Farrell's second penalty brought England's lead to 23-19, and Russell soon responded with three points of his own to create a one-point ball game going into the final 10. Finn Russell's missed conversion let England back into it, and after another try in the corner for Malins and an Owen Farrell penalty, the hosts took a slim 13-12 lead into the half-time break.

A pair of outstanding tries by Duhan van der Merwe saw Scotland retain the Calcutta Cup for a third successive year.

Worked hard though and joint-top tackler (14) with Schoeman. [George Horne](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/george-horne/) – 6.5 Another who worked hard, and made metres in close quarters while adding to the defensive effort. Led from the front and won the crucial penalty that sealed victory. Guilty of giving away the penalty that saw England lead at the break, but otherwise a solid showing before departing on 58 minutes. [George Turner](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/george-turner/) – 6.5 Won’t want to see Dan Cole’s first scrum again, and departed shortly after. Another mixed bag from Scotland’s mercurial talisman. Recovered from a ropey start where he was sat down by Steward and put Jones over with a deft grubber. Has been questioned defensively in the past, but kept ex-Quins colleague Marchant well-marked throughout. Had another couple of chances that he couldn’t take, but was defensively sound and can be pleased with his day’s work. The former skipper had been a doubt with a heel injury and wasn’t at his world-class best.

Darcy Graham goes past Elliot Daly during last year's clash between Scotland and England. Photo / Getty. Follow all the action from the Six Nations clash ...

“This is the first game of a new coach and campaign,” Itoje said. England was its own worst enemy as it sought to eke out victory in the second half, with a dropped restart by No. There were a few things we got wrong as a team but we can fix them.

Rugby's oldest rivalry is renewed at Twickenham on the opening day of the 2023 Six Nations championship, as England and Scotland face off.

Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. Jones starts a move by slicing through the middle, and after finding no luck on the left edge, Russell kicks back to the centre, where Jones is waiting to ground the ball in the in-goal! A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. The second is right in front of the posts, and Farrell notches his first successful kick of the game to edge the hosts in front, right on half-time! They build on several phases in the Scotland 22 before Ludlam breaks down the right, and he has a simple pass for Malins to score in the corner! The hulking Scotland wing drifts inside to latch onto a flat ball, before powering through the line, beating two tackles, and fending off the full-back to score one of the great Calcutta Cup tries! FT: That's it for our coverage of the first day of the Six Nations, and what a game to open the tournament for the Scots! A messy ruck inside England;'s 22 sees the ball spill out, and White snatches onto it to burst through the line, step Steward, and score against England for the second year running! 80 mins: Ritchie gets over the top of Earl in a ruck to win the penalty, and that will do it for Scotland! The winger can't reel in the ball though, and so play comes back for Russell to successfully kick the three points. Farrell's second penalty brought England's lead to 23-19, and Russell soon responded with three points of his own to create a one-point ball game going into the final 10. Finn Russell's missed conversion let England back into it, and after another try in the corner for Malins and an Owen Farrell penalty, the hosts took a slim 13-12 lead into the half-time break.

Here are the England player ratings after a performance laced with plenty of home scores but no victory in a 23-29 Twickenham defeat.

[Ben Curry](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/ben-curry/) on an important carry for the third. [Jonny Hill](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/jonny-hill/) won’t be in the team anytime soon. [Finn Russell](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/finn-russell/) was a highlight as was his role as stand-in out-half when manipulating the defence for England’s second try. However, [Duhan van der Merwe](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/duhan-van-der-merwe/) stole his scoring thunder and had the decisive say, Malins unable to halt his momentum for the result changing. Arrived in with 24 minutes left and the score at 20-19 for England. Arrived on in the 61st minute and helped win a scrum penalty in his first contribution. [Max Malins](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/max-malins/) tries helped them to a comeback 13-12 interval lead and when [Ellis Genge](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/ellis-genge/) added England’s third for a 20-12 advantage with a half-hour remaining, all the indications were that the Borthwick era would get off to its desired winning start. Rose to the occasion in the second half, scoring with a textbook low carry finish and was his team’s most frequent ball carrier when he exited on 61. Redemmed himself with the sprint that bust the Scottish cover for Malins’ second score, but had it tough in the second half and was whipped off on 76 with his team in arrears. Clocked up his usual big metres on the carry but the Scots asked questions of him defensively with a few tackles missed and an inability to shut the door on the four-try visitors. England fans in the 81,545 home attendance couldn’t argue that their team didn’t play with a spark that was absent during the Autumn Nations Series that spelt the end for Eddie Jones. Instead, the poor chap got the exact opposite – a performance laced with

Rugby's oldest rivalry returns on this opening weekend of the Six Nations, as England and Scotland face off at Twickenham.

A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. A 12-minute concussion injury to Ali Price in the 2022 fixture saw Stoke-born scrum-half Ben White make his international debut for Scotland, and what an impact he made in that short sliver of action. Richie Gray also starts ahead of his younger brother Jonny, who is joined on the bench by Chris Harris. England host Scotland in the Six Nations at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Harlequin Jack Walker is another debutant waiting in the wings, and should come on to replace George up front. Marcus Smith and captain Owen Farrell will hope to further develop their 10-12 combination, with Joe Marchant starting outside the latter in the centres. Townsend has been at the helm for nearly six years now, and he'll be disappointed if his side don't come close to being title contenders in this year's competition. Borthwick has brought in a new backroom team, as well as several new or once-forgotten players, meaning this game could well prove to be a baptism of fire for the new coach. England, however, go into this game as a vastly different proposition to the side whom faced Scotland in 2021 or 2022, because their ship is now being steered by a new head coach, Steve Borthwick. The opening weekend of the Six Nations will, for the third year running, pit England and Scotland against each other on matchday one. An historic 11-6 victory at Twickenham in 2021 was followed up on at Murrayfield last time around, with Finn Russell's penalty eight minute from time sealing a 20-17 win.

Scotland won one of the best Six Nations matches in recent history to defeat England 29-23 at Twickenham, with Duhan van der Merwe's late score completing a ...

Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. Jones starts a move by slicing through the middle, and after finding no luck on the left edge, Russell kicks back to the centre, where Jones is waiting to ground the ball in the in-goal! A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. The second is right in front of the posts, and Farrell notches his first successful kick of the game to edge the hosts in front, right on half-time! They build on several phases in the Scotland 22 before Ludlam breaks down the right, and he has a simple pass for Malins to score in the corner! The hulking Scotland wing drifts inside to latch onto a flat ball, before powering through the line, beating two tackles, and fending off the full-back to score one of the great Calcutta Cup tries! FT: That's it for our coverage of the first day of the Six Nations, and what a game to open the tournament for the Scots! A messy ruck inside England;'s 22 sees the ball spill out, and White snatches onto it to burst through the line, step Steward, and score against England for the second year running! 80 mins: Ritchie gets over the top of Earl in a ruck to win the penalty, and that will do it for Scotland! The winger can't reel in the ball though, and so play comes back for Russell to successfully kick the three points. Farrell's second penalty brought England's lead to 23-19, and Russell soon responded with three points of his own to create a one-point ball game going into the final 10. Finn Russell's missed conversion let England back into it, and after another try in the corner for Malins and an Owen Farrell penalty, the hosts took a slim 13-12 lead into the half-time break.

Following a 29-23 victory for Scotland over England in their Six Nations fixture, here's our five takeaways from the game at Twickenham.

Their effort in the back five of the pack was quite remarkable at times in defence, and their set-piece was as solid as Ben Nevis itself. Joe Marchant was selected to do a job for this fixture and, quite frankly, he failed to have the impact required and Borthwick will surely rue releasing Manu Tuilagi back to Sale Sharks in a match where his directness was sorely needed. Indeed, Ludlam was a beacon of excellence in a back-row that came off substantially second best, as he hit 17 carries for 72 metres, a wonderful run and feint to sent Max Malins over and was one of England’s main contributors in their mainly five man pod lineout approach. Conversely, Scotland’s visits to the red zone lasted only one minute and 44 seconds, yet saw them cross four times, a remarkable efficiency rate, but one probably enhanced by the powerful running of Van der Merwe. He put in an astonishing 27 tackles, many at the first phase of the gain line, battering the England carriers into submission as they failed time after time to make metres in contact. With possession stats of 70% v 30% in favour of the hosts, the sheer efficiency of the Scots with ball in hand and in contact was staggering.