Scotland 25 England 13: Huw Jones stars in Six Nations Calcutta Cup upset

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Tom Doyle24 February 2018

England were left shocked at Murrayfield as Huw Jones inspired Scotland to a famous 25-13 victory to lift the Calcutta Cup and damage Eddie Jones' side's Six Nations hopes.

Huw Jones scored two tries for Scotland as the hosts ripped apart the visitors in the first half to secure their Six Nations win against England since 2008.

Eddie Jones' men have swept all before them in the competition since the Australian took over at the start of 2016, but found the buoyant hosts too hot to handle in the first half.

Owen Farrell, who scored all their points, grabbed a try but a full comeback never materialised.

Man of the match Finn Russell was delighted - particularly in the wake of criticism of his performances in the first two games.

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"It's amazing," he said. "It's been a tough couple of weeks. I kept smiling to matter what. We turned it on today, had a gameplan and executed it well."

Captain John Barclay added: "I predicted on Friday he would be the man of the match. He's world class."

Beaten England coach Eddie Jones said: "Congrats to Scotland, they were too good for us.

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"We weren't in the game for the first 40. Scotland played well, full marks to Scotland. We knew what we were going to get but we didn't meet the challenge.

"They deserved their victory and I'm sure they'll have a great night.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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