Scotland have made history at Twickenham after securing their third successive Calcutta Cup victory over England.
In a battle for the ages between the two it was the away side who prevailed 29-23, following a pulsating clash at the home of English rugby, with Duhan van der Merwe earning headlines with two terrific tries.
In a match described as on a "knife edge" by former Scottish international John Barclay on 5 Live, England were out for revenge over their old rivals with Scotland prevailing in their last two Six Nations clashes. However it was the visitors who struck first blood, as Huw Jones pounced on a Sione Tuipulotu chip to score his fifth try in five games against England.
Finn Russell then went on to convert his kick, to ensure it was Scotland who held an early advantage. In spite of their start the hosts soon got themselves back into the game, as Max Malins capitalised on a Marcus Smith pass to score England's first try of the evening.
Despite getting themselves on the scoresheet, Steve Borthwick's side were unable to level things up as Owen Farrell missed his opening conversion attempt of the match. Just minutes after his miss, Scotland were quick to extend their advantage, and in some style.
Duhan van der Merwe provided a moment of magic as he travelled over half the Twickenham pitch, weaving through the whole England team before bundling himself over the line to leave the home crowd in complete shock. Russell failed to back up his teammate's heroics as he missed the conversion, as the visitors found themselves 12-5 ahead on the half-hour mark.
Once again though, the home side were quick to fight back as they looked to level things up heading into half-time. After finding space down the right, Malins burst his way through to land his, and his team's, second try of the evening.
Farrell however was yet to find his shooting boots, as the Englishman missed his second kick of the first half to give Scotland a slender advantage. The usually reliable Farrell was no doubt less than impressed with his first half kicking, and he looked to put that right on the stroke of half time.
The 31-year-old was finally able to split the posts, as he converted a field goal to ensure it was England who headed down the tunnel at the midway point with a 13-12 lead. After the break the hosts began the second half how they had ended the first, and soon extended their advantage.
With pressure well on the Scotland defence, Ellis Genge forced his way through to score England's third try of the night, before Farrell converted. The visitors however were in no mood to roll over for their rivals, and soon cut the deficit back down to a single point.
This time it was Ben White who made his way over the try line, which was dually followed by Russell's second conversion of the clash. With the clash tightly poised Farrell looked to increase his team's advantage as he converted his second field goal of the match.
This however was quickly cancelled out by Russell, who added a penalty of his own to once again reduce the deficit to just one. From minute one it felt as if the game had been on a knife edge, and despite a period of England dominance, it was the Scots who capitalised at the right time.
After his heroics in the first half, Van der Merwe added a second - and hugely important - try five minutes from time to put his team on the edge of a famous, third successive victory over England.
