Scotland stunned England at Murrayfield on Saturday to revive their Six Nations campaign.

The Scots suffered a dispiriting 18-15 loss away to Italy in a tournament opener that piled the pressure on Gregor Townsend, but – in the coach’s 100th match in charge – triumphed 31-20 to end England’s 12-match unbeaten run.

Scotland made a superb start against their oldest rivals to lead 17-0 after just 16 minutes and 24-10 at half-time through tries from Huw Jones, Jamie Ritchie and Ben White.

Jones and Ritchie both struck after England were reduced to 14 men following Henry Arundell’s yellow card.

Arundell was off the field for good after a 20-minute red card shortly before half-time for taking out opposing wing Kyle Steyn in the air.

Scotland went 31-13 ahead in the 54th-minute when Jones’s second try, his team’s fourth, secured a bonus point.

Defeat ended England’s bid for a first Grand Slam in a decade and they are still looking for their first win at Murrayfield since 2020.

England will try to revive their title challenge at home to Ireland a week on Saturday.

This was Scotland’s fifth win in six Tests against England but their first in eight Tests when facing a team in the world’s top 10.

For all their recent success in rugby’s oldest international fixture they’ve never finished higher than third in the Six Nations era. They next go to strugglers Wales.

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Scotland tore into England from the start, flyhalf Finn Russell’s fourth-minute penalty breaking the deadlock.

Another Scotland attack ended with Arundell, fresh from his hat-trick of tries in England’s 48-7 rout of Wales at Twickenham, yellow-carded for failing to release after the tackle.

Scotland made their man advantage count when Russell’s clever flicked-on pass released Jones, who rounded England captain Maro Itoje.

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Scotland’s speed was proving too much for England’s depleted defence and, after Russell went wide to Steyn on the right, play swept across field with unmarked back row forward Ritchie scoring a try on the left.

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Russell’s third successful goal-kick made it 17-0 to the delight of a raucous Murrayfield, with Scotland showing far more in attack than they had during the whole 80 minutes in Rome.

The returning Arundell put England on the scoreboard with a try following a cleverly delayed pass from Ford, whose conversion and 26th-minute penalty reduced Scotland’s lead to seven points.

Scotland had been heavily criticised for squandering a 21-0 lead in a chastening November loss at home to Argentina.

But they reacted to England’s surge with their third try of the half in the 27th minute.

England prop Ellis Genge fumbled Russell’s through kick and scrumhalf White pounced on the loose ball. Russell again added the extras to make it 24-10.

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Ford’s penalty early in the second half cut Scotland’s lead to 11 points.

But Scotland pulled clear again when Ford’s drop-goal attempt was charged down by Matt Fagerson, who released Jones, running clear from halfway for a try between the posts.

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Committed defence kept England at bay, with No 8 Ben Earl’s try two minutes from time too little, too late for the visitors.

SCOTLAND – Tries: Huw Jones (2), Jamie Ritchie, Ben White. Conversions: Finn Russell (4). Penalty: Russell.
England – Tries: Henry Arundell, Ben Earl. Conversions: George Ford (2). Penalties: Ford (2).

– AFP

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