{"id":36144,"date":"2025-02-20T14:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=36144"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:03:10","slug":"england-vs-scotland-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-for-calcutta-cup-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/england-vs-scotland-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-for-calcutta-cup-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"England Vs Scotland Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups For Calcutta Cup Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s our England Vs Scotland preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Saturday\u2019s Calcutta Cup showdown in the Six Nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"iw gFxsud\">England Vs Scotland Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Saturday sees the renewal of international rugby&#8217;s oldest rivalry, with England taking on Scotland in a repeat of the first-ever international fixture.<\/p>\n<p>England may have the better head-to-head record, but Scotland have been on top in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Gregor Townsend&#8217;s side have won the last four meetings with England &#8211; their best streak ever.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have won and lost one of their opening two games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ireland-vs-england-highlights-guinness-six-nations-2025-rugby\/\">England lost to Ireland<\/a> in round one before a dramatic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/england-vs-france-highlights-six-nations-2025\/\">26-25 win against France<\/a> last time out.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland, meanwhile, were also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/scotland-vs-ireland-highlights-guinness-six-nations-2025\/\">beaten by the Irish<\/a> after their round one victory over Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/rugby\/\">best UK rugby betting sites<\/a> have England as the favourites on Saturday, at 6\/19.<\/p>\n<p>But at 7\/2, Scotland are still expected to be capable of a win, with most pundits predicting a close battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>England Vs Scotland Team News<\/h2>\n<p><strong>England:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calcutta Cup ready \ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n<p>Steve Borthwick has named his 23-player match day squad to face Scotland this weekend \ud83c\udf39<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/O2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@O2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WearTheRose?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WearTheRose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnglandRugby\/status\/1891869042941853765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Steve Borthwick makes just one change to the side which beat France at Twickenham.<\/p>\n<p>Second row Ollie Chessum returns to the starting lineup for the first time in almost a year. He replaces Leicester Tigers teammate George Martin, who drops out of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Martin picked up a knee issue against France but had been named on the bench initially. Bath&#8217;s Ted Hill comes in for Martin among the replacements.<\/p>\n<p>After a successful experiment, England&#8217;s two Smiths continue where they left off &#8211; with Fin at fly-half and Marcus playing fullback.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotland:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your Scotland team for Saturday&#39;s Calcutta Cup clash. <\/p>\n<p>Read more \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uv60J86F1\">https:\/\/t.co\/1uv60J86F1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dz62d1hIoj\">pic.twitter.com\/dz62d1hIoj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scotlandteam\/status\/1892567449565892642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scotland have been forced into a change in the back three after Darcy Graham&#8217;s nasty head injury against Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The winger collided with teammate Finn Russell in the first half, with both players going off.<\/p>\n<p>Russell did not come off as badly from the impact, passing his pitch-side head injury assessment.<\/p>\n<p>The Bath number ten has been deemed fit to start, in a huge boost for Gregor Townsend&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Rowe therefore comes in for Graham, with Duhan van der Merwe on the other wing.<\/p>\n<p>There are two changes in the forwards; Pierre Schoeman comes back in at loosehead while Jamie Ritchie starts in the back row.<\/p>\n<p>Rory Sutherland and Matt Fagerson drop to the bench.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>England Vs Scotland Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n<p><b>England:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Starting XV: M Smith; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Sleightholme; F Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje (capt), Chessum, T Curry, Earl, Willis.<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: George, Baxter, Heyes, Hill, Cunningham-South, B Curry, Randall, Daly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotland:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting XV: Kinghorn, Rowe, Jones, Jordan, Van der Merwe, Russell (co-captain), White; Schoeman, Cherry, Z Fagerson, Gray, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Darge (co-captain), Dempsey.<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: Ashman, Sutherland, Hurd, Skinner, Brown, M Fagerson, Dobie, McDowall.<\/p>\n<h2>England Vs Scotland Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s always a big match between England and Scotland, but this one has a real buzz about it.<\/p>\n<p>A win for either side keeps them in serious contention for the title, while a loss would leave them fighting for third or fourth.<\/p>\n<p>England are the favourites, and we think home advantage might just be enough for the Red Rose to emerge victorious, but it could go either way.<\/p>\n<p><b>Prediction:<\/b> England 23-19 Scotland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our England Vs Scotland preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Saturday\u2019s Calcutta Cup showdown in the Six Nations. 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