Great time for Scottish rugby - Angus Robertson

Scottish rugby fans have a lot to shout about at the moment. Defeating England 31-21 was the fourth successive Six Nations victory over England and Murrayfield.

Scotland's Duhan van der Merwe celebrates at full-time with the Calcutta Cup after his hat-trick in the 31-20 win over England at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Having scored two fantastic tries in last year’s Calcutta Cup match, Scotland winger Duhan van der Merwe became the first ever national team player to score a hat-trick.

​Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend said: ”The win is massive. It is a one-off, we were playing for the trophy today and to us that is very important. Now we can look to the next two games and see how we can improve”.

Townsend now has a record as head coach against England which stands at five wins and a draw from seven outings. The last time Scotland managed four wins in a row against England in this competition was in 1896 when Queen Victoria was on the throne.

Scotland now sits second in the table after Six Nations favourites Ireland. After the next match against Italy the Scots have a final showdown with the Irish.

The Calcutta Cup weekend was also historic for outgoing SRU chief medical officer Dr James Robson who is retiring after more than 30 years working in the sport and also 26 players who were awarded full cap status.

Scottish rugby is now ensuring that all Scotland Women will receive a physical cap as well as international referees in both the men’s and women’s game. Congratulations to everyone at Scottish Rugby.