Match Day Programme: Calcutta Cup

Fixture: England v Scotland

Venue: Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham - England 

Kick-off: 16:45 (GMT)

Referee: Pierre Brousset

Head-to-head Played:

Played: 142 

England Wins: 76 

Scotland Wins: 47

Draws: 19

Points for:

England: 1,754

Scotland: 1,321

Last Meeting: 24 February 2024, Scotland 30-21 England (Murrayfield, Edinburgh).

2025 6Nations Results/Fixture

England

L 27-22 (a) v Ireland

W 26-25 (h) v France

Round 3 - England v Scotland (Twickenham Stadium)

Round 4 - England v Italy (Twickenham Stadium)

Round 5 - Wales v England (Millennium Stadium)

Scotland

W 31-19 (h) v Wales

L 32-18 (a) v Ireland

Round 3 - England v Scotland (Twickenham)

Round 4 - Scotland v Wales (Murrayfield)

Round 5 - France v Scotland (Stade de France)

Team News:

England: The only change to the starting side that beat France in Round 2 is Ollie Chessum, who earns his first start of the Championship. He packs down at lock alongside captain Maro Itoje, with George Martin named as a replacement.

Scotland: Kyle Rowe starts on the wing in place of Darcy Graham who has not been selected following the concussion he sustained in the Ireland game. Rowe, capped 10 times for Scotland, made his debut in 2022 against Argentina and played in four out of five of last year’s Guinness Six Nations matches. Pierre Schoeman has been restored to the starting 15 with Rory Sutherland selected as a replacement.

Trivia

• England have made the most kicks in play (84) of any side in this year’s Six Nations whereas Scotland have made the fewest (46); 15 of England’s kicks have been grubber kicks, while Scotland have only used one.

• Scotland have won eight of their last 10 men’s Test matches, their only defeats in that time coming against the top two ranked countries in World Rugby, South Africa and Ireland, their eight victories in this run have come by an average margin of 32 points.
• England have won nine turnovers from jackals during this year's Six Nations, more than any other side with Tom Curry (4) winning twice as many as any other player (Ben Earl and Lorenzo Cannone, both 2).
• Scotland have managed the quickest attacking ruck speed (3.3s average) of any side at this Six Nations and their tally of 235 rucks is the highest of any side.