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.
9. Ben White
Energetic performance from the scrum-half, who kept the attack ticking over with quick ball. Strong in defence. Came off for George Horne. 7 Photo: Ross MacDonald - SNS Group / SRU
10. Finn Russell
This was another near-flawless performance from the stand-off. He did not miss a beat from the tee, landing 15 points, and his cross-field kick for van der Merwe's third try was exceptional. 9 Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / SRU
11. Duhan van der Merwe
The hat-trick hero now has six tries in four matches against England and his pace, power and finishing ability was one of the main differences between the teams. Becomes first Scot to score hat-trick in this fixture and only late yellow card for a tap tackle can deny him full marks. 9 Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / SRU
12. Sione Tuipulotu
The Glasgow Warriors centre put in a cute pass to Jones for the opening try, and then put in big hit on George Furbank to force a knock-on. Was playing well, so a shame for him to be replaced just after half-time by Cam Redpath due to a knee injury. 7 Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / SRU