England, Scotland and Murrayfield
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They were better than an 11-point lead. Sione Tuipulotu receives the Calcutta Cup from Princess Anne with a huge grin on his face. What a game. Scotland were humbled last week and England have been humbled today. An incredibly deserved win for Scotland, they were worthy winners.
A most rude and humbling awakening for England. Their Grand Slam hopes have been dashed, perhaps with it their Six Nations title aspirations, as their 12-match winning streak came to a shuddering halt.
England’s 12-match winning run was brought to an abrupt halt by Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday as they paid the price for a sluggish start and spending 30 minutes down to 14 men.
Rampant Scotland bounced back from Six Nations defeat by Italy a week ago to blow England away in a bonus-point win in a pulsating Calcutta Cup at a riotous Murrayfield.
Skipper Aiden Markram smacked 86 not out off 44 balls as South Africa beat New Zealand by seven wickets at the T20 World Cup on Saturday. It was New Zealand’s first defeat in the tournament, while South Africa moved one step closer to the next round with three successive wins in Group D.
Scotland 31 (Huw Jones 2, Jamie Ritchie, Ben White tries; Finn Russell 4 conversions, penalty), England 20 (Henry Arundell, Ben Earl tries; George Ford 2 conversions, 2 penalties). HT: 24-10
A British sporting rivalry that was made in Eastern India
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