The latest instalment in the Calcutta Cup rivalry between Scotland and England takes place this weekend as Gregor Townsend’s men travel to Twickenham in the 2025 Six Nations.
The Scots are still smarting after their 32-18 loss to Ireland at Murrayfield and are looking to bounce back with a fifth consecutive win in this fixture to reignite their hopes of a title charge. However, they may well have to do it without their talismanic stand off Finn Russell and scoring machine Darcy Graham who, after a nasty collision of heads against the Irish, are both fitness doubts.
That uncertainty makes it incredibly hard to predict how the Scotland starting XV could look for this match but we have given it a go. Here is the Edinburgh Evening News’ predicted Scotland XV to face England in the 2025 Six Nations:
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1. Pierre Schoeman
Dropped to the bench for the Ireland game so unclear if Townsend will stick with Rory Sutherland and Schoeman on the bench but a return to the starting XV seems likely | Getty Images
2. Dave Cherry
Very good game against Italy and was one of the better performers in the Ireland defeat so expect him to retain the starting hooker jersey for this one | Getty Images
3. Zander Fagerson
Most nailed on position in the squad at the moment, nobody is coming close to displacing him in the starting XV right now | Getty Images
4. Jonny Gray
Slowly but surely improving and has been a threat in the line out so hopefully we're seeing him get back to his best for Scotland | Getty Images