Scotland were comfortably defeated 32-18 by Ireland at Murrayfield in their last outing. It was their first loss of the championship after beating Italy in round one. It was a vital victory to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive after an opening round defeat by Ireland.

It was an eventful Saturday of action in the Six Nations as England's dramatic 16-15 victory against Scotland followed Ireland's 27-18 comeback win in Wales. The Red Roses are in contention for the title after regaining the Calcutta Cup at the Allianz Stadium, with Italy vs France to come this afternoon.

England's eight-year wait for a home win over Scotland came to an end on Saturday, as they ran out 16-15 winners in yet another epic at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium in round three of the Guinness Six Nations.