Scotland triumph over England in Calcutta Cup nail biter as Six Nations campaign begins with Murrayfield glory

Scotland's Six Nations campaign is off to a flyer after Gregor Townsend's side put England to the sword with an unforgettable 20-17 Calcutta Cup win.

The Dark Blues led at the interval thanks to a try from Ben White and the boot of Finn Russsell only to fight back from falling behind thanks to a penalty try and a Russell penalty which put the seal on a frantic afternoon of Murrayfield glory.

That territorial dominance against a stout Scottish defence was the story of an opening 10 minutes which had neither team managing to put any points on the board.

Scotland survived another scare in the 12th minute as Freddie Steward was bundled into touch a few yards out as England continued to carry the greater threat.

That was followed by the temporary loss of scrum-half Ali Price to head injury assessment as the inexperienced Ben Smith arrived on the scene with 15 minutes on the clock for his first cap.

First blood was drawn by the visitors as the boot of Marcus Smith with a penalty but moments later Scotland surged back with a try from White which had Murrayfield in raptures as debutant Smith finished off a flowing move.

Stuart Hogg fed Darcy Graham who handed off to the new boy who accelerated over for the score and Finn Russell converted to send the dark blues into a 7-3 lead.

Smith's reward was an almost immediate return to the bench as the try-hero made way for Price who passed the HIA and returned to the fray.

Scotland continued to be asked most of the questions as their tackle count grew in their bid to repel the pressure which was becoming increasingly intense.

Another Smith penalty five minutes from the interval squeezed the score to just one point but Russell returned the favour with a superb three-points of his own