ENGLAND and Scotland both look to boost their chances of claiming the Six Nations title in the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham TODAY. Steve Borthwick's Red Roses got their campaign up and running with a massive 26-25 victory over France last time out. The Scots got off to a good start against Italy, but an injury-ravaged game against Ireland, which saw Darcy Graham and Finn Russell go off, put a dampener on their mood.
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Gregor Townsend's have retained the Calcutta Cup since 2021, having won their last four meetings against the 2003 World Cup winners. After a huge victory against France prior to the break, Steve Borthwick has made just one change to his England side to take on Scotland.
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England XV: 15. M Smith, 14. T Freeman, 13. O Lawrence, 12. H Slade, 11. O Sleightholme, 10. F Smith, 9. A Mitchell; 1. E Genge, 2. L Cowan-Dickie, 3. W Stuart, 4. M Itoje, 5. O Chessum, 6. T Curry, 7. B Earl, 8. T Willis. Replacements: 16. J George, 17. F Baxter, 18. J Heyes, 19. T Hill, 20. C Cunningham-South, 21. B Curry, 22. H Randall, 23. E Daly.
Gregor Townsend had to struggle without Finn Russell and Darcy Graham for over an hour against Ireland, but Finn Russell has been passed fit for the Calcutta Cup. Scotland XV: 15. B Kinghorn, 14. K Rowe, 13. H Jones, 12. T Jordan, 11. D van der Merwe, 10. F Russell, 9. B White; 1. P Schoeman, 2. D Cherry, 3. Z Fagerson, 4. J Gray, 5. G Gilchrist, 6. J Ritchie, 7. R Darge, 8. J Dempsey.
