Six Nations
Scotland and England meet in the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Saturday with the hosts tipped for a famous victory.
Scotland secured historic wins in London and Paris last year and have continued to improve, sparking hopes of a first Six Nations title.
England are aiming to bounce back from a fifth-place finish last year and gain revenge for their defeat at Twickenham.
Their transitional side won every game in the autumn, signing off by beating world champions South Africa.
Venue: Murrayfield Date: Saturday, 5 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMT/18:45 South African Time.
The countdown is over and all the talking can stop, because this afternoon sees the start of the 2021 Women’s Six Nations as England take on Scotland at Castle Park. Kick off 16:00 (15:00 UK time).
The reigning champions will be looking to get off to a flying start against their old adversaries in Doncaster, as they look to increase their Championship unbeaten run to 12 matches this weekend.
The visitors will be looking to build on their last outing, which saw them hold 2018 Grand Slam winners France to a 13-13 draw at Scotstoun in the final match of the 2020 Championship.
With the new three-team pool format this year, a victory to start the competition is more vital than ever. The victor in this will steal a march at the top of Pool A, with a match against Italy to come to determine the final standings later in the competition.
Three games will be played today in the 6 Nations in what should have been the final weekend of this year’s tournament.
Scotland host Italy at Murrayfield in the match of the day and go into the game with captain Stuart Hogg starting at flyhalf. This due to first choice flyhalf Finn Russell being out with concussion and second choice Adam Hastings serving a suspension. Jaco vd Walt will be on the bench and will hopefully get some deserved game time.
The second game will see Ireland host England in Dublin following their narrow win away from home against Scotland last weekend. This will be CJ Stander’s last 6 Nations match for Ireland who will be hoping to send him off with a win.
The final game which would probably have turned out to be the title decider had COVID-19 not affected France earlier in the tournament. France host Wales in Paris tonight. Wales will be chasing the Grand Slam and have it in their hands to ensure this is the title deciding game with a win having not been beaten in the 6 Nations so far this year. France will be hoping for a win themselves to take the title race into next weekend when they host Scotland in the re-arranged fixture.
Wales (17) 40 / 24 (14) England (Final Score)
Wales and England did battle in Round 3 of the SIX Nations 2021 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 27 February 2021 at 18:45 SA Time (16:45 GMT, 16:45 UK Time, 17:45 French Time, 17:45 Italy Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Action (210) and from 19:15 on SuperSport Rugby & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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Scotland (17) 24 / 25 (8) Wales (Final Score)
Scotland and Wales did battle in Round 2 of the SIX Nations 2021 at
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland on 13 February 2021 at 18:45 SA Time (16:45 GMT, 16:45 UK Time, 17:45 French Time, 17:45 Italy Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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England (6) 6 / 11 (8) Scotland (Final Score)
England and Scotland did battle in Round 1 of the SIX Nations 2021 at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England on 6 February 2021 at 18:45 SA Time (16:45 GMT, 16:45 UK Time, 17:45 French Time, 17:45 Italy Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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Italy (3) 10 / 50 (24) France (Final Score)
The Italian Azzurri and France did battle in Round 1 of the SIX Nations 2021 at
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy on 6 February 2021 at 16:15 SA Time (14:15 GMT, 15:15 Italy Time, 15:15 French Time, 14:15 UK Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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France (17) 35 / 27 (13) Ireland (Final Score)
France and Ireland did battle in Round 5 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2020 at
Stade de France, Paris, France on 31 October 2020 at 22:05 SA Time (21:05 French Time, 20:05 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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Back row Magnus Bradbury replaces Nick Haining in the only change to the Scotland line-up for Saturday’s Six Nations visit of England.
Haining, 29, impressed on his debut last week in the 19-12 opening-day loss to Ireland but drops to the bench, with Cornell du Preez omitted altogether.
Bradbury missed the defeat in Dublin but will line up at Murrayfield.
Meanwhile, scrum-half Ben Youngs is among the senior players left out as England make five changes to their starting XV to face Scotland.
Willi Heinz replaces Youngs at nine, with flanker Lewis Ludlam in for Courtney Lawes in the wake of defeat by France on the opening weekend.
Prop Mako Vunipola and lock George Kruis return, with Jonathan Joseph replacing injured centre Manu Tuilagi.
Saracens’ Ben Earl is set for a debut as one of six forwards on the bench.
Bath hooker Tom Dunn could also win his first cap as he joins Lawes and Joe Launchbury, who has recovered from a knee injury, among the replacements.
France (17) 24 / 17 (0) England (Final Score)
France and England did battle in Round 1 of the RBS SIX Nations 2020 at
Stade de France, Paris, France on 2 February 2020 at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Ireland (10) 19 / 12 (6) Scotland (Final Score)
Ireland and Scotland did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2020 at
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland at 18:45 SA Time (16:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
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Matt Taylor has left his role as Scotland assistant to join Australia, with former Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy named as his replacement.
Taylor had worked beside head coach Gregor Townsend since taking up a dual role as defence coach with Glasgow Warriors and Scotland in 2012.
Tandy has been Super Rugby side Waratahs’ defence coach.
Former France prop Pieter de Villiers has also joined the Scotland set-up as scrum coach.
Australia-born Taylor will work under Dave Rennie, who will become Australia head coach when the New Zealander leaves Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season, and alongside attack coach Scott Wisemantel.
Rugby Australia director of rugby Scott Johnson, the former Scotland head coach, welcomed the 47-year-old “home”.
“He’s a quality coach who has the experience, skillset and personality that we believe will fit really well in the coaching team we have assembled,” he said.
England (31) 38 / 38 (7) Scotland (Final Score)
England and Scotland did battle in Round 5 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
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Wales (16) 25 / 7 (0) Ireland (Final Score)
Wales and Ireland did battle in Round 5 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 16:45 SA Time (14:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
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Wales (3) 21 / 13 (10) England (Final Score)
Wales and England did battle in Round 3 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 18:40 SA Time (16:40 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
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Josh Strauss
Forward Josh Strauss is available for Scotland’s Six Nations match against France in Paris on Saturday – despite losing his passport.
Strauss was a doubt for the match after his South African passport went missing, with it being too late for the 32-year-old to get a replacement.
However, the Scottish Rugby Union says the situation has now been resolved and he will make the trip.
Italy (7) 15 / 26 (12) Wales (Final Score)
Italy and Wales did battle in Round 2 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy at 18:45 SA Time (17:45 Italian Time, 16:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scotland (10) 13 / 22 (12) Ireland (Final Score)
Scotland and Ireland did battle in Round 2 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland at 16:15 SA Time (14:15 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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An emerging force against a wounded champion. High-octane flair versus ruthless structure. A maverick fly-half opposite a colossus of the sport.
Scotland, a growing power under Gregor Townsend, eased past Italy in the opening round of the Six Nations despite a late defensive lapse.
Defending champions Ireland arrive at Murrayfield on Saturday having been thumped by England in Dublin.
Wales (17) 38 / 14 (7) Italy (Final Score)
Wales and the Italian Azzurri did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 UK Time & GMT, 16:00 Italy Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Head Coach Gregor Townsend has made one change to the starting Scotland team for this Saturday’s NatWest 6 Nations Test against an unbeaten Ireland side at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (10 March, kick-off 2.15pm UK time).
Back-to-back wins over France and England at BT Murrayfield have earned all but one of the starting XV the opportunity to take their home form on the road, with Glasgow Warriors wing Tommy Seymour an injury-enforced change to the back division, having failed to recover sufficiently from the back injury sustained in the national team’s Calcutta Cup win.
In-form Edinburgh Rugby back Blair Kinghorn will earn his first start for the national team on the wing in place of Seymour, with Glasgow Warriors wing Lee Jones taking his vacated place on the bench.
Townsend has made one further change to the replacements bench, with Glasgow Warriors hooker Fraser Brown – who featured in all but two Scotland Tests last year – returning from injury to replace Scott Lawson.
Scotland have become the second team to beat England in 26 tests, winning the coveted Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2008.
Last Saturday (24 Feb), Scotland stunned visitors, England, 25-13 at BT Murrayfield to keep their NatWest Six Nations Championship hopes alive and return to their record placing of fifth in the World Rugby rankings. After the match, Captain John Barclay said, “I’m enjoying the win, they’re a fantastic side so to win, to have the trophy in the dressing room and to play in such a fantastic game at BT Murrayfield, as epic as it was today, is something I’ll remember.”
France (11) 34 / 17 (7) Italy (Final Score)
France and the Italian Azzurri did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France at 22:00 SA Time (21:00 French & Italian Time, 20:00 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Head Coach Gregor Townsend has reselected the starting line-up from Scotland’s round two win over France (32-26) for this Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash with England at BT Murrayfield Stadium (kick-off 4.45pm UK Time; 6.45pm SA Time).
The Scots fought back from a ten-point deficit on two occasions and scored 12 unanswered points in the final quarter to post their first win of the 2018 NatWest 6 Nations Championship, with the two-try showing rewarded with reselection for the staring XV.
There are, however, three changes to the bench with fit-again prop Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) and lock Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) – both of whom returned to the squad this week – named among the replacements in place of Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons) and Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby).
Centre Nick Grigg is the only change among the backs replacements as a reward for his consistency of performance for Glasgow Warriors, highlighted in his man-of-the-match winning performance for the club in their bonus-point win over Cheetahs last weekend.
It would seem the England management are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for Saturday’s Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield as they aim to retain the Calcutta Cup which they won in emphatic fashion last year at Twickenham.
First came the news that the ever inventive Eddie Jones had enlisted the help of Georgia in a live forwards training session last week. This included scrums and lineout practice and from the feedback from the likes of England’s Joe Marler it seems as if the England pack learnt a lot from going head to head against the tough Georgian pack.
Further proof of the innovations come from reports that England’s replacements will be once again be wearing battery operated trousers to help keep them warm on what is expected to be a cold winter’s day at Murrayfield. England’s replacements have already made use of the “hot pants” in their last match at Twickenham against Wales.
More unthinkable though is the news that Scot David Moyes, who is currently manager of West Ham United football club, will be linking up with the English Rugby Squad today to give them advice. What advice that may be who knows but it won’t be the first time they have had input from the round ball bosses as previously Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola was also invited to spend some time with the squad. Although it does seem odd that a proud Scot Moyes would agree in the first place to try and help the Auld Enemy in their preparations for a match against his countrymen.
Scotland (14) 32 / 26 (20) France (Final Score)
Scotland and France did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 UK Time & GMT, 16:00 French Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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England (12) 12 / 6 (3) Wales (Final Score)
England and Wales did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England at 18:45 SA Time (16:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Ireland (28) 56 / 19 (0) Italy (Final Score)
Ireland and the Italian Azzurri did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland at 16:15 SA Time (14:15 UK Time & GMT, 15:15 Italy Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Italy (10) 15 / 46 (17) England (Final Score)
The Italian Azzurri and England did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
Stadio Olympico, Rome, Italy at 17:00 SA Time (16:00 Italy Time, 15:00 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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France (3) 13 / 15 (9) Ireland (Final Score)
France and Ireland did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
Stade de France, Paris, France at 18:45 SA Time (17:45 French Time, 16:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (14) 34 / 7 (0) Scotland (Final Score)
Wales and Scotland did battle in the RBS SIX Nations 2018 at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 16:15 SA Time (14:15 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1Waleson TV in SA.
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Experienced scrumhalf Greig Laidlaw returns to a 40-man Scotland squad announced for the Six Nations.
Laidlaw, 32, has not played a Test for almost a year and is just returning from a broken leg.
John Barclay retains the captain’s role he took on when Laidlaw was injured during last season’s Six Nations.
Uncapped props Murray McCallum and D’Arcy Rae are included, along with fullback Blair Kinghorn and scrumhalf Nathan Fowles.
Head coach Gregor Townsend also recalls Dave Denton, Scott Lawson, Gordon Reid and Jon Welsh after long absences from the international scene.
But there is no room for Josh Strauss, Matt Scott and Tim Visser, while John Hardie is overlooked as he nears the end of a 3-month “gross misconduct” ban.