Scots claim Calcutta Cup

12 April 2012

Scotland repeated their victory over England in 2006 with another courageous defensive performance to regain the Calcutta Cup with a 15-9 win at Murrayfield.

Chris Paterson kicked four penalties and Dan Parks added one for Frank Hadden's side, who claimed their first win of this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Jonny Wilkinson replied with three for England - the first of which made him the highest points scorer in Test history - in a scrappy match in Edinburgh.

Wilkinson, level before kick-off with Welshman Neil Jenkins' world record of 1090 points for Wales and the Lions, reached 1099, but his overall game proved below-par.

Paterson's eighth-minute penalty gave Scotland a deserved lead but England drew level as Wilkinson landed his world record strike with an angled 25-metre penalty.

Parks slotted in at fly-half, with the versatile Paterson moving to wing duties, and his second successful penalty nine minutes before half-time edged Scotland 6-3 ahead.

Scotland then ended the first half by extending their lead when Paterson completed his penalty hat-trick, and England - out of sorts and lacking inspiration - had it all to do, trailing by six points at the break.

Within 25 seconds of the restart though, they gifted Paterson a penalty in front of the posts, and he duly accepted a gilt-edged opportunity to make it 12-3.

Parks increased Scotland's advantage through a superb long-range penalty, and although Wilkinson narrowed the gap to nine points, the home side still enjoyed control with 30 minutes left.

A third Wilkinson penalty offered England a glimmer of hope, and entering the final quarter of a poor-quality game, they looked to establish consistent territorial dominance.

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