Scotland 20-17 England rugby LIVE RESULT: Cowan-Dickie error hands Scots penalty try and narrow Six Nations victory
ENGLAND have been beaten by Scotland in the Six Nations.
The Red Rose dominated proceedings but found themselves 10-6 down at half time thanks to a try from debutant Ben White.
However a well-worked try from Marcus Smith put them ahead in the second half.
Just when England were starting to turn the screw however, Luke Cowan Dickie inexplicably palmed the ball out, gifting the Scots a penalty try for a deliberate knock-on and picking up a yellow card.
The Scots then exploited their man advantage as Finn Russell kicked them into the lead.
Nails were bitten all around Murrayfield in the final stages, but Scotland survived four England scrums to make it two victories in a row over the Red Rose.
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Scotland manager Gregor Townsend insists his team's victory over England will count for nothing if they don't build momentum.
Townsend added: "It counts for nothing if we don't back it up with a performance next week.
"We know how tough it is to play Wales in their own stadium in the Six Nations.
"We know we can play better and we'll have to do that next week"
Curry addresses Scotland loss
England captain Tom Curry called for improvement after the loss to Scotland.
Curry told BBC One: "It was up and down.
"First half, we put ourselves in a good position but in the second half discipline cost us.
"We can't rely on one moment in the game. We need to react and be better ourselves"
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Scotland manager Gregor Townsend is confident his team can improve even more.
Townsend told BBC One: "I was so nervous for that set of scrums at the end.
"It was crossing my mind what England might do if they got a penalty, but fortunately it was decided on an error rather than a penalty.
"[Our self-belief] is excellent, as is our character. We were behind and came back. Some of our best rugby was in the last 15 minutes in tricky conditions.
"Finn Russell was superb all game. It means so much to Scotland as a nation. We know we can improve going forward"
Eddie Jones reacts
England manager Eddie Jones congratulated Scotland for their win.
Jones told BBC One: "Scotland were a bit better than us and took their chances.
"There wasn't much in it, but congratulations to Scotland.
"We don't apportion any blame to Luke [Cowan-Dickie] - the referee adjudged it was a yellow card and we have to get on with it. We had opportunities to kick on, but we just weren't clinical enough.
"Given the quality of the competition, we just have to go to Italy and win"
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Scotland coach Gregor Townsend:
"I was so nervous for that set of scrums at the end. It was crossing my mind what England might do if they got a penalty, but fortunately it was decided on an error rather than a penalty."
"Finn Russell was superb all game. It means so much to Scotland as a nation. We know we can improve going forward."
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Scotland captain Stuart Hogg:
“I am so delighted, it was a full squad effort. We believe in ourselves as individuals and in ourselves as a collective."
“I said this time last year that this was the start of something special and next week is a challenge to back it up and do it again.”
“I am not going to get carried away, this was one game.”
“We will go back to the drawing board on Monday and make sure that we work incredibly hard to back it up and be the best version of ourselves next Saturday.”
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As the captains of both teams are interviewed, they struggle to hear the interviewer's questions repeatedly.
Randomly giving answers to questions they may or may not have heard.
That right there is the power of a Murrayfield crowd in full voice.
Brilliant.
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There will be celebrations in pubs up and down the country this evening.
Scotland have defended the Calcutta Cup they won at Twickenham in 2021.
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Stuart Hogg takes it upon himself to pick the Calcutta Cup off the plinth.
Such was the protocol last year due to Covid-19.
This time he is handed the trophy by royalty.
Hogg gets his hands on the trophy for a second time as Princess Anne hands it to the Scotland captain.
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Great game and win for Scotland.
England paid the price for not turning possession into points in the first half.
The penalty try and yellow card really turned the tide of the game.
Scotland pressed their opponents with the man advantage, desperately looking for points before Cowan-Dickie returned to the pitch.
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Man of the Match:
Matt Fagerson (Scotland)
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Scotland turn over possession, lay it off and boot it into the crowd.
Oh Flower of Scotland indeed!
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83. England get the back out of the ruck and look to drive forward.
It looks inevitable that the referee is going to award England a penalty.
Instead he gives another England put-in.
Only one side collapsed.
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81. England are just holding the scrum hoping that Scotland collapse it for a penalty.
That is their last hope to claw a draw from defeat.
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80. This will be the last play of the game.
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79. Knock-on by Scotland, scrum to England.
One minute left.
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78. The England line out is won by Scotland to a huge roar from Murrayfield.
Scotland told to use the ball so kick downfield.
One last chance for England to find that try.
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77. Big decision.
Penalty to England.
Do they go for the draw or the win?
They knock the ball into touch.
