Scotland rip up George’s blueprint as England’s fast start fizzles out

Steve Borthwick’s coaching staff will have plenty to unpick in their post-match briefing after Scotland outplayed England

Scotland 30-21 England: Six Nations player ratings from Murrayfield

Superb Duhan van der Merwe leads hosts to victory despite valiant efforts of Sam Underhill to inspire England

Scotland end England grand slam hopes with Van der Merwe hat-trick

Duhan van der Merwe scored three tries as Scotland ended England’s chances of a Six Nations grand slam with a 30-21 win in the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield

‘The scoreline’s not right’: Gatland proud of Wales despite defeat to Ireland

Warren Gatland said that Wales showed ‘great heart’ in their 31-7 Six Nations defeat to Ireland, while his counterpart, Andy Farrell, believed his side should have scored 40 points

Ireland sweep Wales aside to keep Six Nations grand slam bid on track

Ireland remained on course for a Six Nations grand slam after a 31-7 win over Wales in Dublin

How Scotland have cast Calcutta Cup inferiority complex to the winds

Finn Russell tries to downplay the intensity but the hosts have already turned around their fortunes against England

Murrayfield showdown a defining moment for England and Scotland

Significance of Calcutta Cup encounter is elevated to higher plane with both sides standing at a crossroads in their development

England must show belief in blitz defence to handle Finn Russell’s threat

Scotland’s fly-half Finn Russell has the ability to force individual errors and his speed of thought and pass will be a huge challenge for England at Murrayfield

Marler and England fed up with Scotland celebrations in most ‘spiteful’ fixture

The England prop Joe Marler said: ‘There seems to be a little more spite in these games,’ while Jamie George added: ‘Our senior players will step up and show what it’s about’

Farrell and Crowley bring certainty to Ireland’s pursuit of repeat grand slam

Andy Farrell’s men look a sure thing to retain Six Nations crown with an out-of-sorts Wales unlikely to hinder their progress

Furbank offers England attacking edge in quest to settle Murrayfield score

Borthwick hopes full-back’s inclusion over Steward will add something different for Saturday’s match against Scotland

‘Biggest rugby fan on earth’: Jamie George vows to honour late mother

The England captain will continue to lead the team as they face Scotland and said that making his family proud has been a ‘huge driver’ for him

‘Cookies and a sauna’: Danny Care hungry for 99th cap and Scotland

Scrum-half’s unique approach to career longevity has served him well as Steve Borthwick leans on his experience

Big hitters return as England look to power their way to Calcutta Cup glory

Manu Tuilagi, Ollie Lawrence and George Martin return to boost Steve Borthwick’s England squad ahead of the Six Nations match with Scotland

Alex Mitchell ruled out of England clash against Scotland with knee injury

Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of England’s crucial Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday after the scrum-half injured his knee in training