Duhan van der Merwe charging towards the tryline against England. Image: Scotland Rugby via X.
Scotland’s South African import slays England
South African-born Duhan van der Merwe etched his name further into Calcutta Cup folklore with a sublime hat-trick to help Scotland beat England for a fourth year in a row.
Duhan van der Merwe charging towards the tryline against England. Image: Scotland Rugby via X.
Thanks to Van der Merwe’s heroics, Scotland have now beaten England in four consecutive Tests for the first in 130 years.
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The wing scored twice in the first half, including a magical solo effort from 50 metres out, as Scotland overturned an early deficit handed to them by George Furbank’s early try.
He completed his treble at the start of the second period, latching on to Finn Russell’s perfectly-judged cross-field kick, and Russell contributed the other 15 points with the boot as Scotland continued their excellent recent run in this fixture.
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Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s first England try gave Steve Borthwick’s side late hope but the visitors must now reflect on losing four consecutive games against the Scots in this Championship for the first time since 1896.
Van der Merwe has history of a different sort approaching. His Scotland tally now stands at 26 – six of which have been against England – and he is just one short of Stuart Hogg’s all-time record for his country.
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