Defeat

A historic day for women’s sport in Scotland, but it’s England who are deserved winners on the Scottish Gas Murrayfield pitch.

Thank you to everyone who has played a part in this seismic moment. We’ll be back next week as we travel to Italy.

See you then.

A final try

England push us off our own ball and Lutui scores from close range shortly after. Harrison converts with the final touch.

Scotland 7-84 England

Scramble defence

Breach boots it over the top and then hacks on, but she spills it forward at the vital moment.

Scotland scrum on our own five.

Another

Mia Venner rounds the defence on the left and goes over. Harrison is 11/11 from the tee.

Scotland 7-77 England

Another for England

England’s forwards push for the final metres and Kabeya goes over. Harrison converts.

Scotland 7-70 England

England lineout

Another smart kick from England and it’s put out McGhie just over five metres from our line.

So close from Meryl

Smith tries to cross-field kick, having executed a beauty last week that lead to Scott’s try, but this time it’s just too far in front of McGhie.

England lineout on our 10.

Not straight

Scotland get the scrum on 15m infield from the lineout.

England lineout

England kick long and Rollie sticks it out around 35m from our line.

Knocked on in the maul

England’s maul defence has been excellent in fairness.

They’ve won another scrum just inside their 22.

In the air

England play the player in the air at the lineout after the cleared from kick off.

Smith finds touch just inside England’s 22.

Ninth try for England

Nelson clears but from the lineout Marlie Packer breaks through to score. Harrison converts.

Scotland 7-63 England

Great cover tackle!

Leia Brebner-Holden with an excellent hit on the right wing to bundle Venner into touch a metre out!

We’ll have the lineout there.

Back to back penalties

Two penalties conceded in quick succession on our five metre line. England tap and go from the latest one.

Another swap

Darroch is back on, this time for Lloyd.

Scotland had knocked on, giving the England scrum on halfway.

Change in the pack

Elis Martin comes on for Emily Coubrough, with Scotland throwing in on halfway after England cleared their lines from the restart.

Bern over again

Bern once again too strong for Scotland and she’s over for a second. Harrison converts.

Scotland 7-56 England

Spilled on the ground; props swapped

England chip through and Lucia Scott just can’t gather, the ball going forward on the deck. England scrum on our 22.

Leah Bartlett and Elliann Clarke come off for Demi Swann and Molly Poolman.

High tackle but penalty kicked dead

Rachel Malcolm takes a high one in midfield, but Nelson’s kick goes all the way out.

England opt for the 22 dropout.

England over again

Excellent defence from Scotland to recover after Sing’s initial break as Kildunne was stopped inches short, but it’s in vein as Bern goes over a phase later. Harrison converts.

Scotland 7-49 England

Scrum penalty

Huge scrum from England there.

The penalty finds touch on halfway.

Not straight

Squint throw and England will put in to the scrum on their 22.

Not rolling

England penalised on their 10m line.

Touch found by Nelson on the 22 on our left wing.

Cokayne goes over the line

England’s maul rumbles over. Harrison converts.

Scotland 7-42 England

Offside; triple change

England steal the lineout and then it’s Scotland’s turn to stray offside. Penalty kicked to just over five metres out.

A triple change sees Hollie Cunningham, Alex Stewart and Shona Campbell replaced by Holland Bogan, Rachel McLachlan and Francesca McGhie.

Scrum penalty

Scotland’s penalty at the scrum, and it’s kicked to touch just inside England’s 10.

Good defence again!

Breach is wrapped up by Campbell and Nelson, who hold her up and win the scrum just inside our 10.

Now Scotland knock on; change in midfield

It’s Scotland who spill it now, after some good phases around the halfway line.

England will have the scrum just inside our half.

Evie Wills picks up an injury in that phase, and she’s replaced by Lucia Scott.

England fumble

Good pressure from Scotland’s defence and England knock on in midfield.

Scottish scrum on our 10m line.

Back underway!

COME ON SCOTLAND!

Teams back out

Harrison away to restart today’s game.

Ball unplayable

Again England disrupt the maul and that’s that for the first half.

Scotland 7-35 England

Off feet

Time in the red here but England off their feet at the ruck and Scotland find touch 10 metres out.

They had to go 86 minutes last week, so playing overtime is no problem for this team…

England respond immediately

Muir breaks on the left and then a few phases later it’s Sing to finish it off as England respond in quick time. Harrison converts.

Scotland 7-35 England

RHONA'S OVA!

What a try!!

Nelson’s chip over the top is gathered by Rollie, who finds Lloyd to sprint round the recovering Sing and under the posts! Nelson converts.

Scotland 7-28 England

Bonus point try

England’s pack too strong and it’s Clifford who batters over. Harrison converts.

Scotland 0-28 England

Not rolling

England win it back and kick in behind, and Kildunne recovers it.

They work to 10 metres short where Scotland don’t roll away at the ruck, and they’ll tap the resulting penalty in midfield.

Forward pass

England get the ball to the right wing but the final pass to get it to Breach went forward.

Scotland scrum on England’s 10.

Scrum penalty

England’s scrum penalty this time. They find touch just inside their 10.

Maul disrupted

Scotland get a good 10 metres out of the ball but England wrap the ball up and win the scrum just inside their 22.

On the full

The lineout goes awry and England clear.

But Chloe Rollie chips over the top and Sing volleys it straight out.

We get another crack at the lineout, this time just outside England’s 22.

Offside

England in front of the kicker as they exit.

Nelson kicks the penalty to touch just inside England’s 22.

Kildunne in again

The wide pass from Jones and Kildunne rounds the defence and goes under the posts. Harrison converts.

Scotland 21-0 England

Great kick from Meryl

Meryl Smith dummies the pass, causing Kildunne to rush up, then sticks the kick in behind her.

One bounce, and out just outside England’s 22.

Forward pass

England win the scrum this time but the pass straight after it goes forward.

Scotland scrum in midfield 30m from our line.

Forward again

Scotland win the scrum penalty but the kick doesn’t find touch.

England try to go left to right but Breach’s pass inside goes forward from Alex Stewart.

England scrum around 30m out.

Spilled in our 22

England kick long and Campbell keeps it infield, but Emma Wassell spills it as Scotland were setting up the clearance kick.

England scrum 10 from our line.

Knock on

A few good phases there in England’s half as Shona Campbell makes metres up the middle, but Coubrough wasn’t expecting the pass from Nelson and it goes forward on England’s 10m line.

Darroch for her debut

HIA replacement for Scotland, Leia Brebner-Holden coming off and Rianna Darroch winning her first cap.

Second England score

Kabeya half-breaks through the tackle and finds Jones with the offload, who steps Rhona Lloyd and coasts over. Harrison converts.

Exit

It’s messy at the lineout but crucially Scottish paws clean it up, and Nelson finds touch just outside her 22.

Another chance for Kildunne

Scotland clear but don’t find touch, and England go down the right. Then it’s back over to the left but Kildunne fumbles the final pass into touch 10 metres from Scotland’s line.

Almost another

Sing’s grubber to the left wing looks like it’s going to be perfect for Kildunne, but it won’t sit up and finds touch instead.

Scotland lineout around seven metres from their line.

England on the board first

Feaunati with the initial break on the left, and she finds Kildunne inches from the paint who runs it into the corner from the 22. Harrison converts.

Scotland 0-7 England

22 dropout

Rowland grubbers through but it’s too long and goes dead.

50:22

Nelson’s kick goes out on the full, and then England find an excellent touch to get themselves a lineout 15 metres out on our right flank.

Held up!

Scotland’s pack win the free-kick at the scrum, and it’s tapped quickly but England get back well and hold the ball up over the line.

Goal line dropout.

Chance!

An early chance for Scotland! Lana Skeldon takes the ball back after the lineout and finds Emily Coubrough.

But the ball goes forward a phase later and England have the scrum on their own 5m line.

Early lineout

England find touch from the kick off. Home lineout just outside the visitors’ 22.

Kick off!

COME ON SCOTLAND!!!

Kick off incoming

Helen Nelson will soon get this history-making clash underway.

Scotland Women emerge at Scottish Gas Murrayfield

The move is made.

Back inside

Scotland head back down the tunnel for the final prep.

When they come back out on to the pitch, it’s the real deal.

Warming up

The team are going through their preparations.

A reminder that both these teams won in round one, with Scotland winning an 86-minute thriller in Cardiff last weekend.

A special team arrival

Your Scotland team are in the building. An emotional moment for many, as they are welcome in by a crowd these players have dreamed of their whole lives.

They then headed out to inspect the pitch that many of these players will soon grace for the first time in a competitive fixture.

Teams reminder

One change from last week for Scotland, as Emma Orr’s injury sees Evie Wills step up into the starting XV.

Francesca McGhie and Rachel McLachlan also earn spots on the bench, with Rianna Darroch a potential debutant among the replacements.

Momentous moment - we're making moves to Murrayfield!

Welcome to history!

Scotland Women make the move to Scottish Gas Murrayfield for their first standalone fixture in the main bowl, taking on England in round two of the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations.

Over 30,000 fans take to Murrayfield today, a record crowd for a women’s sporting event in Scotland.

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