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England men · Six Nations Championship

Scotland
v England⁠

9–15

Full time

Scotland v England finished 9–15.

Scotland
None
Date
Saturday 6 February 2016 · England in 2016
Venue
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Jamie George On in the 76'
  • No. 17, Mako Vunipola On in the 48'
  • No. 18, Paul Hill (not used)
  • No. 19, Courtney Lawes On in the 46'
  • No. 20, Jack Clifford On in the 69'
  • No. 21, Ben Youngs On in the 54'
  • No. 22, Alex Goode (not used)
  • No. 23, Ollie Devoto (not used)

Scotland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Alasdair Dickinson Prop Off in the 57'
  • No. 2, Ross Ford Hooker Off in the 64'
  • No. 3, WP Nel Prop Off in the 69'
  • No. 4, Richie Gray Lock
  • No. 5, Jonny Gray Lock Off in the 69'
  • No. 6, John Barclay Flanker Off in the 58'
  • No. 7, John Hardie Flanker
  • No. 8, David Denton Number 8
  • No. 9, Greig Laidlaw (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Finn Russell Fly Half
  • No. 11, Tommy Seymour Wing Off in the 66'
  • No. 12, Matt Scott Centre
  • No. 13, Mark Bennett Centre
  • No. 14, Sean Maitland Wing
  • No. 15, Stuart Hogg Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Stuart McInally On in the 64'
  • No. 17, Gordon Reid On in the 57'
  • No. 18, Zander Fagerson On in the 69'
  • No. 19, Tim Swinson On in the 69'
  • No. 20, Blair Cowan On in the 58'
  • No. 21, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (not used)
  • No. 22, Duncan Weir (not used)
  • No. 23, Duncan Taylor On in the 66'

Referee: John Lacey. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2011 – 2015

01 14 Mar 2015
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 25–13 Scotland England won

England tries: Jonathan Joseph 5', George Ford 44', Jack Nowell 76'

Scotland tries: Mark Bennett 22'

Match page: England v Scotland, 14 March 2015

03 2 Feb 2013
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 38–18 Scotland England won

England tries: Chris Ashton 31', Billy Twelvetrees 43', Geoff Parling 55', Danny Care 81'

Scotland tries: Sean Maitland 10', Stuart Hogg 71'

Match page: England v Scotland, 2 February 2013

Official meetings since 1871

England v Scotland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings144In our results database
England wins77England perspective
Draws19Level at full time
Scotland wins48Scotland victories

England have scored 1786 points to Scotland's 1369 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

6

Jason Robinson

6 tries against Scotland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Scotland · Fixture leader

8

Huw Jones

Scotland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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