England’s third game of the 2025 Six Nations Championship will see them face Scotland at Twickenham.
Steve Borthwick’s side revived their Six Nations title hopes as Elliot Daly’s converted final-minute try snatched a 26-25 victory against France.
England finally showed composure and skill needed to close out a winning position after a year of near-misses, with Daly’s score ending a run of seven successive defeats against top-tier opposition.
It seems Steve Borthwick is plotting to get Immanuel Feyi-Waboso back in the side for the last two games of the Six Nations, with the wing returning to the camp weeks ahead of schedule.
Meanwhile, Scotland lost 32-18 against Ireland in round two of the championship. Ireland blew away their hosts and secured a mightily impressive bonus-point victory at Murrayfield.
When is England v Scotland?
England host Scotland on Saturday, February 22. The match will kick-off at 4.45pm (GMT).
Also on the schedule for the third weekend of the Six Nations is Wales v Ireland at 2.15pm on the Saturday and Italy v France at 3pm on Sunday.
Where is England v Scotland taking place?
At Twickenham, or as it is now known, the Allianz Stadium. This will be England’s first Test against Scotland since the name change with some fans refusing to call the home of English rugby by its new moniker.
How to watch England v Scotland on TV?
It will be on ITV1. The BBC and ITV will once again share coverage of the Six Nations in the UK.
Who is the referee?
Frenchman Pierre Brousset will be taking charge of his first Six Nations match. The 35-year-old would have made his championship debut last year but injury ruled him out of whistling Ireland v Italy. Brousset refereed in last year’s Rugby Championship and the Autumn Nations Series.
“I tell myself that if I’ve reached this level, it’s because of my convictions and my personality,” said Brousset last year. “Of course, there’s no such thing as the perfect match. You can always evolve, always find things to change in the way you referee, in the way you manage the match. But I think the guiding principle should be the same, whether it’s a Pro D2 match or an international match.”
What is the team news?
Tom Curry and George Martin will participate in rehab this week rather than full training with the remainder of the England squad.
After a draining match against France, both forward have been given time to recover physically but are fully expected to be back with the squad ahead of nest Saturday’s clash.
England squad
Forwards: Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Theo Dan (Saracens), Ben Earl (Saracens), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Ted Hill (Bath Rugby), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints), Will Stuart (Bath Rugby), Tom Willis (Saracens)
Backs: Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Saracens), George Ford (Sale Sharks), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints), Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby), Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), Harry Randall (Bristol Bears), Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints), Fin Smith (Northampton Saints), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Rehabilitation: Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), George Martin (Leicester Tigers)
Scotland squad
Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayliss, Jamie Bhatti, Gregor Brown, Dave Cherry, Luke Crosbie, Rory Darge (cc), Jack Dempsey, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, Patrick Harrison, Will Hurd, Jack Mann, D’Arcy Rae, Dylan Richardson, Jamie Ritchie, Pierre Schoeman, Rory Sutherland, Marshall Sykes
Backs: Fergus Burke, Matt Currie, Jamie Dobie, Darcy Graham, George Horne, Rory Hutchinson, Huw Jones, Tom Jordan, Blair Kinghorn, Stafford McDowall, Finn Russell (cc), Kyle Rowe, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White
When did Scotland and England last win the Six Nations?
England last won the Six Nations in 2020, Scotland last claimed the title way back in 1999.
England’s last Grand Slam was in 2016, Scotland’s was in 1990.
England’s last Triple Crown was in 2020, Scotland’s was in 1990.
What was the score last year?
Duhan van der Merwe scored a hat-trick of tries as Scotland pulled off a thrilling 30-21 victory. Although the day ended in disappointment for England, George Furbank and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scored their first senior international tries.
