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Scotland v England live: Arundell shown red card and flying Scots have big lead in frantic Six Nations clash

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Scotland and England renew their Calcutta Cup rivalry in a crucial Six Nations clash.

Edinburgh has been no happy place for visiting English teams of late, but a side on a run of 12 consecutive victories have travelled north confident they can correct their recent errors at Murrayfield. An opening thrashing of Wales represented a useful start to the campaign for Steve Borthwick’s side, but the task gets significantly tougher today.

Scotland have won three of the last four meetings with the Auld Enemy here, though have endured a difficult week. Head coach Gregor Townsend is under growing scrutiny after a defeat to Italy in Rome and links with a role at Newcastle, though this fixture has given the former fly half plenty to cheer about in the past — and another claiming of the Calcutta Cup would be most timely.

Follow all of the latest from Murrayfield with our live blog below:

WATCH: Ellis Genge's calamity

Ellis Genge won’t want to watch this back as Ben White takes advantage for Scotland’s third try

Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:37

WATCH: Henry Arundell shown a second yellow card

Here’s the moment Henry Arundell was given his marching orders

Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:33

Henry Arundell's mixed afternoon...

Fair to say, it’s been a mixed afternoon for Henry Arundell today. The joy of scoring a try but two yellow cards, leading to a red...

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Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:32

England in all sorts of bother

One of the pleasures of coming to Murrayfield is that the press seats are directly adjacent to the coaching box, which means I am sat about 10 feet from a furious Steve Borthwick, who spent most of that half with arms crossed and a face of stone. England are in all sorts of bother here – they will be able to replace Henry Arundell, of course, in a little bit, but the make-up of their bench means there will be a major reshuffle. I’d expect Fin Smith to come on and go to inside centre, with Fraser Dingwall pushing out one wider and Tommy Freeman on to the wing. Ben Earl could also be utilised in midfield, but it’s a real mess regardless.

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Harry Latham-Coyle at Murrayfield14 February 2026 17:31

HALF-TIME! Scotland 24-10 England

AND BREATHE! What a ludicrous half of rugby!

Where to begin? Scotland were 17-0 up before England had come out of the changing rooms and although the visitors started to hit back, a calamitous Ellis Genge mistake trying to grab a loose ball enabled Ben White to score Scotland’s third try.

Henry Arundell was then shown a red card for two separate yellows! He’s done for the day and England will stay down to 14 men until his 20-minute red is up and someone can come on to replace him. Madness.

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Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:27

Scotland 24-10 England, 40 mins

This has been absolutely frantic and played at such a pace.

Steward does well to claim a high ball under serious pressure. Scotland are generally having the best of the aerial battle.

Jamie Ritchie is hobbling though. That looks like a leg injury

Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:24

RED CARD! Scotland 24-10 England (Henry Arundell, 38 mins)

Boos and jeers around Murrayfield as Arundell, who already has a yellow card to his name, clatters Kyle Steyn as he comes down competing for an aerial ball.

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AND HENRY ARUNDELL IS GONE! He’s shown a second yellow card, so that’s a 20-minute red for the England winger. Not sure he can argue there - it was dangerous, he couldn’t compete properly and contacted Steyn in the air.

England are in BIG trouble here.

Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:20

England look shellshocked

England look totally shellshocked, here, a few Murrayfield ghosts coming back to haunt them. Steve Borthwick’s side have been defensively excellent over the last few months but they’ve missed 20 tackles already - remarkable.

Harry Latham-Coyle at Murrayfield14 February 2026 17:19

Scotland 24-10 England, 36 mins

Better from the Scottish scrum. Holds firm enough to get the ball out and they fling it all the way to the right touchline where Steyn takes it up to the edge of their own 22.

That enables a thumping kick clear to halfway, where England will have to build again. That was well dealt with by the Scots.

Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:18

Scotland 24-10 England, 34 mins

The England maul rumbles, stops, then goes again but it’s more sideways than forwards. TURNOVER!

Great maul defence by Scotland, the ball gets stuck as it collapses and Scotland get the scrum. It’s five metres form their own line, so hardly out of danger just yet, but that was a big moment.

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Luke Baker14 February 2026 17:16

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