Rugby-Emotional Townsend savours Calcutta Cup hat-trick

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England v Scotland - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - February 4, 2023 Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend during the warm up before the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - Gregor Townsend spent his Scotland playing career trying and mostly failing to beat England, but as a coach he has turned the Calcutta Cup on its head as Saturday's 29-23 victory marked the Scots' best run in the fixture for more than 50 years.

Townsend played England 10 times from 1993-2003 and lost nine of those games, but under his management Scotland have now won four and drawn one of the last six, with Saturday's success completing a hat-trick and marking the first time ever they have won back to back games at Twickenham.