Scotland vs England – Six Nations 2024 preview: Red Rose face Scots for iconic Calcutta Cup – stream FREE, line-ups

ENGLAND continue their 2024 Six Nations journey with a tricky test against bitter British rivals Scotland – and the Calcutta Cup is on the line.

Red Rose escaped Stadio Olimpico with a 27-24 Italy win on the opening weekend.

And Steve Borthwick witnessed his side pull off an incredible comeback against old foes Wales seven days later which temporarily fired them to the top of the leaderboard.

But the Scots’ triumph over Wales was even more dramatic as they were forced to hold on to a marginal lead despite being 20-0 up at halftime.

Furthermore, Scotland are the current Calcutta Cup holders so they’ll be determined to retain their title.

However, Gregor Townsend’s will need to perform a lot better than they did in their most recent outing, having suffered a 20-16 loss to France.

When is Scotland vs England?

• Scotland and England’s highly-anticipated Six Nations match will take place on Saturday, February 24.
• It is scheduled to get underway at 4:45pm in the UK.
• Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh is the allocated arena for this huge match and it can host approximately 67,144 roaring fans.
• The Scots ran out 23-29 winners when the sides last met in the 2023 Six Nations tournament.

What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

• Scotland vs England will be broadcast LIVE on BBC One in the UK.
• Coverage is expected to commence from 4pm – 45 minutes before kick-off.
• Fans can stream the action via the BBC iPlayer app or through the BBC Sport website.
• Alternatively, SunSport will have minute-by-minute coverage of the entire match through our live blog.

Can I watch it for FREE?

YES!

Scotland’s showdown piece against England can be watched for FREE as long as you hold a valid TV license in the UK.

What is the Calcutta Cup?

The Calcutta Cup is named after the defunct Calcutta RFC, founded in India in 1873 after a relatively successful Christmas Day rugby fixture between 20 English and 20 Scottish players.

Legend has it that when the club was disbanded in 1878 its members decided to melt down the remaining rupees in the coffers to make a trophy, which was gifted to the RFU.

And design of the trophy has three king cobras as the handles, whilst on the lid there is an elephant.

Irvwas first competed for in 1879, at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh where the match ended in a draw, but England became the first team to get their hands on the trophy the following year.

Line-ups

England XV: G Furbank; T Freeman, H Slade, O Lawrence; G Ford, D Care; E Genge, J George, D Cole, M Itoje, O Chessum, E Roots, S Underhill, B Earl

Replacements: T Dan, J Marler, W Stuart, G Martin, C Cunningham-South, B Spencer, F Smith, Feyi-Waboso

Scotland XV: B Kinghorn; K Steyn, H Jones, S Tuipulotu, D Van der Merwe; F Russell, B White; P Schoeman, G Turner, Z Fagerson, G Gilchrist, S Cummings, J Ritchie, R Darge, J Dempsey

Replacements: E Ashman, A Hepburn, E Millar-Mills, S Skinner, A Christie, G Horne, B Healy, C Redpath

Find out the full Six Nations 2024 squads.

What are the odds?

• Scotland to win 8/13
• Draw 18/1
• England to win 10/11

*Odds courtesy of Paddy Power are correct at time of publication