Six nations/Calcutta cup,on saturday 13,Scotland and England are facing each other in Edinburgh at Murreyfield.The oldest Test rivalry in the world will spark back into life at Murrayfield on Saturday as England and Scotland is to face each other for the Calcutta Cup.Details next......
Though dream of a Six Nations Grand Slam were slamed by Ireland at Twickenham a fortnight ago but they remain in the hunt for this year's Championship thanks to their earlier victories over Wales and Italy.On the other hand Scotland is no wher near the hunt.Both the sideare under immense pressure to stop the rot with Scotland staring at their third wooden spoon since the Championship was expanded in 2000 while defeat would represent a further step back for England.
The Scots need no reason to raise their game against England but the manner of their defeat to Italy in Rome will surely serve to inspire the home side on Saturday.
Before the upcoming match both the team have faced 10 times in the Six Nations where England won 7 and Scotland 3 times.
England-Scotland Six Nations results:
2000 Scotland 19-13(Murrayfield)
2001 England 43-3(Twickenham)
2002 England 29-3(Murrayfield)
2003 England 40-9(Twickenham)
2004 England 35-13 (Murrayfield)
2005 England 43-22 (Twickenham)
2006 Scotland 18-12(Murrayfield)
2007 England 42-20(Twickenham)
2008 Scotland 15-9(Murrayfield)
2009 England26-12(Twickenham)
Squad:
Scotland: H Southwell (Stade Francais); S Lamont (Scarlets), N De Luca (Edinburgh), G Morrison (Glasgow), M Evans (Glasgow); D Parks (Glasgow), C Cusiter (Glasgow, capt); A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), R Ford (Edinburgh), E Murray (Northampton); J Hamilton (Edinburgh), A Kellock (Glasgow); K Brown (Glasgow), J Barclay (Glasgow), J Beattie (Glasgow)
Replacements: S Lawson (Gloucester), G Cross (Edinburgh), N Hines (Leinster), A MacDonald (Edinburgh), R Lawson (Gloucester), P Godman (Edinburgh), S Danielli (Ulster)
England: D Armitage (London Irish); M Cueto (Sale), M Tait (Sale), R Flutey (Brive), U Monye (Harlequins); J Wilkinson (Toulon), D Care (Harlequins); T Payne (Wasps), D Hartley (Northampton), D Cole (Leicester); L Deacon (Leicester), S Borthwick (Saracens, captain); J Haskell (Stade Francais), J Worsley (Wasps), N Easter (Harlequins).
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