15 Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 5 caps)
14 Max Malins (Saracens, 10 caps)
13 Elliot Daly (Saracens, 52 caps)
12 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 43 caps)
11 Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 7 caps)
10 Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 5 caps)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 112 caps)
1 Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 31 caps)
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 31 caps)
3 Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 47 caps)
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens, 51 caps)
5 Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 3 caps)
6 Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 10 caps)
7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 36 caps) (C)
8 Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 9 caps)

16 Jamie George (Saracens, 61 caps)
17 Joe Marler (Harlequins, 74 caps)
18 Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)
19 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 26 caps)
20 Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 4 caps)
21 Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 2 caps)
22 George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 77 caps)
23 Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 34 caps)

15 Stuart Hogg (capt), 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 George Turner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Matt Fagerson.

Reserves: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 WP Nel, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Sione Tuipulotu

@duluth said in Scotland v England:

15 Stuart Hogg (capt), 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 George Turner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Matt Fagerson.

Reserves: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 WP Nel, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Sione Tuipulotu

Strong team. Scotland by about 30.

I wonder if any other squad in World Rugby has players born in Scotland, Tonga, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand ( aw hang on, Maitland isn’t playing ) and England all playing in the same team ? Someone should ask Stephen Jones to write a well researched and balanced article on it.

I really looking forward to this game. Match of the round I reckon. I not overly confident on who will win this, Scots look pretty good, but I never write off an Eddie Jones team.

Recent Calcutta cup results have been good for Scotland.

Last four years:
Scotland 2
England 1
Draw 1

@dan54 said in Scotland v England:

I really looking forward to this game. Match of the round I reckon. I not overly confident on who will win this, Scots look pretty good, but I never write off an Eddie Jones team.

I’ve said it before, the Scots are on the way up. Look how many Lions they had in the backline ? Extraordinary stuff. Only one way this one will be going…..

Weather supposed to be pants tho

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

You live in an alternative universe, where the weather and personalities in Scotland are the best!

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

You live in an alternative universe, where the weather and personalities in Scotland are the best!

The cuisine is outstanding too

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

You live in an alternative universe, where the weather and personalities in Scotland are the best!

The cuisine is outstanding too

Well I'll agree with you there, nothing better than deep fried haggis after stumbling out of a night club

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

You live in an alternative universe, where the weather and personalities in Scotland are the best!

The cuisine is outstanding too

Well I'll agree with you there, nothing better than deep fried haggis after stumbling out of a night club

Scottish food on the whole is nothing but fucken awful. I despise shortbread and oatcakes like you wouldn’t believe.

English bench to romp home

England by 11-15

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

You live in an alternative universe, where the weather and personalities in Scotland are the best!

The cuisine is outstanding too

Well I'll agree with you there, nothing better than deep fried haggis after stumbling out of a night club

Scottish food on the whole is nothing but fucken awful. I despise shortbread and oatcakes like you wouldn’t believe.

How about salted porridge and kippers for breakfast?

@mikethesnow said in Scotland v England:

English bench to romp home

England by 11-15

Do you even watch rugby bro ?

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Well I'll agree with you there, nothing better than deep fried haggis after stumbling out of a night club

...followed by a deep-fried Mars bar.

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

You live in an alternative universe, where the weather and personalities in Scotland are the best!

The cuisine is outstanding too

Well I'll agree with you there, nothing better than deep fried haggis after stumbling out of a night club

Scottish food on the whole is nothing but fucken awful. I despise shortbread and oatcakes like you wouldn’t believe.

I love the mouth-watering names: haggis, neeps, crootie dumplings, electric soup...

@duluth said in Scotland v England:

13 Elliot Daly (Saracens, 52 caps)
12 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 43 caps)

England making loads of changes in the midfield again, I see. Maybe Jones is looking to build everything around Marcus Smith. Or he's taking the NZ approach...

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

@mn5 said in Scotland v England:

@machpants said in Scotland v England:

Weather supposed to be pants tho

In Scotland….as if !

You live in an alternative universe, where the weather and personalities in Scotland are the best!

The cuisine is outstanding too

Well I'll agree with you there, nothing better than deep fried haggis after stumbling out of a night club

Scottish food on the whole is nothing but fucken awful. I despise shortbread and oatcakes like you wouldn’t believe.

On the whole I agree. But there always exceptions. A couple of years back I had the haggis and the venison off this menu here.

I can't tell you what I had for dinner at most nice restaurants I've been to over the last couple of years, but I remember this one. It was that good.

Regarding the game, really excited for it, really expect Scotland to put up a fight, attack hard and get stuck in.

So, it will be dour and England will win.

Not often that Scotland looks comfortably better than England on paper. Steward and Smith may be big threats though. Interesting matchup