Welcome to the Official Calcutta Cup Match Thread
RBS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
Venue: Twickenham Date: Saturday, 2 February Kick-off: 4pm
Team line-ups
England : 15-Alex Goode, 14-Chris Ashton, 13-Brad Barritt, 12-Billy Twelvetrees, 11-Mike Brown, 10-Owen Farrell, 9-Ben Youngs; 1-Joe Marler, 2-Tom Youngs, 3-Dan Cole, 4-Joe Launchbury, 5-Geoff Parling, 6-Tom Wood, 7-Chris Robshaw (captain) 8-Ben Morgan.
Replacements: 16-Dylan Hartley, 17-Dave Wilson, 18-Mako Vunipola, 19-Courntey Lawes, 20-James Haskell, 21-Danny Care, 22-Toby Flood, 23-Dave Strettle.
Scotland : 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Sean Maitland, 13-Sean Lamont, 12-Matt Scott, 11-Tim Visser, 10-Ruaridh Jackson, 9-Greig Laidlaw; 1-Ryan Grant, 2-Dougie Hall , 3-Euan Murray, 4-Richie Gray, 5-Jim Hamilton, 6-Alasdair Strokosch, 7-Kelly Brown (captain), 8-Johnnie Beattie.
Replacements: 16-Ross Ford, 17-Moray Low, 18-Geoff Cross, 19-Alastair Kellock, 20-David Denton, 21-Henry Pyrgos, 22-Duncan Weir, 23-Max Evans
Match officials
Referee : Alain Rolland (Ire) welcome everyone to the Alain Rolland show
Touch judges : Jerome Garces (FFR) Francisco Pastrana (UAR)
TV : Nigel Whitehouse (Wal)
Match facts
Head-to-head
There has not been a winning margin of more than seven points in the last four Tests.
The last time Scotland won at Twickenham was a 22-12 victory on 5 March 1983.
Scotland have won just four times at Twickenham in 45 matches: in 1926, 1938, 1971 and 1983.
England
Wales are the only team to have beaten England in the opening match of the Six Nations (05 & 08).
England made fewer metres than any other side in the Six Nations last year and kicked from hand the most.
Scotland
Scotland have only ever once won their opening match of the Six Nations (2006 v France).
The last time Scotland won back-to-back Six Nations matches was in 2001.
They won just three of their 11 Tests in 2012 - one of which was a historic victory away to Australia.
Everybody enjoy the game and have some good banter
Final Score England 38-18 Scotland England retain the Calcutta Cup
England vs Scotland 6 Nations Match Thread
posted on 2/2/13
cheers guys good thread
posted on 2/2/13
Yeah I would choose TT for MOTM.
posted on 2/2/13
Scotland are a poor side but managed 18points against them
Ireland are fantastic defensively as we saw earlier
Ireland victory
posted on 2/2/13
England to win every game this tournament.
posted on 2/2/13
it will be a fantastic game next week, dont forget we'll have tuilagi back, lets hope lancaster picks billy at 12 and manu at 13
posted on 2/2/13
Wales will lose against Italy, France and Scotland but will have a resounding victory at the Millennium preventing an England grand slam
posted on 2/2/13
I disagree
posted on 2/2/13
mighty if that happens ill eat my shoes and socks
posted on 2/2/13
Bookmarked
posted on 2/2/13
im not in the slightest bit worried about that prediction of yours