Scotland were comfortably defeated 32-18 by Ireland at Murrayfield in their last outing. It was their first loss of the championship after beating Italy in round one. It was a vital victory to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive after an opening round defeat by Ireland.

Frenchman Pierre Brousset makes his Six Nations debut as he takes charge of the Calcutta Cup clash between England and Scotland. The 35-year-old had been due to take charge of his first fixture in the tournament during last year’s edition, only for an untimely injury to strike ahead of Ireland’s encounter with Italy.