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Duhan van der Merwe’s hat-trick sealed a fourth consecutive win for Scotland over England

A sublime hat-trick from Duhan van der Merwe helped Scotland to a 30-21 victory over England as they kept their Six Nations hopes alive.

Although Van der Merwe was sent to the sin bin for the final moments of the match for a dangerous tackle, he was the star as Scotland claimed the Calcutta Cup for a fourth year in a row and kept their Six Nations hopes well and truly going after a controversial loss to France in round two.

England took an early lead in an untidy first half through a converted George Furbank try and George Ford penalty, but it was not long until Scotland hit back, two incredible converted Van der Merwe tries plus a Finn Russell penalty giving them the lead.

Some brilliant composure and skill from Ford to add a drop goal reduced England’s deficit to just four points at half-time, the hosts taking a 17-13 lead in at the break.

Van der Merwe and Russell then combined early in the second half for the winger’s third try as he cemented himself as the star of the show, Russell showing magic from his boot for the conversion plus two penalties for a significant lead.

England hit back through a Ford penalty and an unconverted Immanuel Feyi-Waboso try but despite trying to wrestle back the momentum and Van der Merwe’s sin-binning giving them a player advantage for the last few minutes, Steve Borthwick’s side were unable to get any more points on the board as Scotland claimed a fourth consecutive win over their old rivals.

What’s next?

England are next in action on Saturday March 9 as they host reigning champions Ireland at Twickenham (4.45pm kick-off GMT).

Scotland are also in action on March 9 at home as they welcome Italy to Murrayfield (2.15pm kick-off GMT).

More to follow…

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