Magnificent Duhan Van Der Merwe became the first Scotland player to score a Calcutta Cup hat-trick as they soared to their fourth consecutive victory over England in an intoxicating Guinness Six Nations showdown in Edinburgh.
The jet-heeled wing – who scored a stunning double at Twickenham just over 12 months ago – had the home crowd in raptures as he produced a Murrayfield masterclass to inspire his team to a 30-21 victory and move to within one of Scotland’s all-time record try-scorer Stuart Hogg.
England started brightly and opened up an early 10-0 lead, with George Furbank scoring his first international try, but Steve Borthwick’s men offered little thereafter as their unbeaten start to the championship shuddered to a halt.
We give each starter for Scotland a mark out of ten for their performance in a historic victory at Murrayfield.
5. Scott Cummings
The big Glasgow lock made a lineout steal to start the move for Van der Merwe's final try and he was good in the breakdown. 8 Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN
6. Jamie Ritchie
Brought back into the team, the flanker was often one of the first men to the breakdown. His work-rate was strong and was replaced by Andy Christie on 53 minutes. 7 Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / SRU
7. Rory Darge
The co-captain led the tackle count alongside Cummings with 15 successful hits and put in a power work in the pack. 8 Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN
8. Jack Dempsey
Another who made more than a dozen tackles and his powerful run in the second half showed his attacking worth to the team. 7 Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN