Scotland vs England Preview & Prediction | 2022 Six Nations Championship
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THE FACTS
When is Scotland vs England on and what time does it start? Scotland vs England will take place on Saturday 5th February, 2022 – 16:45 (UK)
Where is Scotland vs England taking place? Scotland vs England will take place at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland
Where can I get tickets for Scotland vs England? Visit this link for the latest ticket information for Scotland vs England
What channel is Scotland vs England on in the UK? Scotland vs England will be televised live on BBC
Where can I stream Scotland vs England in the UK? Scotland vs England can be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price; 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 George Turner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Matt Fagerson
Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 WP Nel, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Sione Tuipulotu
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Max Malins, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Henry Slade, 11 Joe Marchant, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Ben Youngs; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 7 Tom Curry (c), 8 Sam Simmonds
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Alex Dombrandt, 21 Harry Randall, 22 George Ford, 23 Jack Nowell
THE PREDICTION
Scotland claimed the Calcutta Cup last season and will be confident of retaining their trophy as they take on an injury-hit England side in their opening clash of the Six Nations. The Scots were excellent in last season’s encounter and played the conditions much better than the English. They showed great signs of improvement during the last campaign with three wins and two losses seeing them finish with the same number of victories as France and Ireland. They will need to be at their best to see off their old enemy even though the away side are lacking some key players including Owen Farrell. All eyes will be on how Marcus Smith performs at fly-half and while he can do a good job at guiding his side around the pitch, home advantage can prove to be pivotal here and the Scots are worth siding with thanks to benefiting from a +3 start on the handicap.
