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Scotland's memorable victory at Twickenham in pictures

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The 150th anniversary of the oldest rivalry in rugby saw Scotland win at Twickenham for the first time since 1983.

Scotland celebrated the 150th anniversary of the oldest rivalry in rugby by stunning England 11-6 to claim their first victory at Twickenham since 1983.

The 38-year wait for success at the home of the reigning Guinness Six Nations champions finally came to an end as Finn Russell inspired the underdogs to a magnificent win.

Here the PA news agency takes a pictorial look at Scotland's famous victory.

England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
Scotland celebrated with the Calcutta Cup after their famous win at Twickenham (David Davies/PA)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
Scotland players socially distance during the national anthems prior to the start of the Calcutta Cup match (David Davies/PA)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
Scotland's Duhan Van Der Merwe scored the only try at Twickenham (David Davies/PA)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
Scotland's Matt Fagerson, centre, is tackled by England's Billy Vunipola, left, and Will Stuart during the Guinness Six Nations match at Twickenham (David Davies/PA)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
England scrum-half Ben Youngs, left, tries to get past Scotland's Finn Russell (David Davies/PA)
Billy Vunipola, left, is shown a yellow card by referee Andrew Brace
Billy Vunipola, left, is shown a yellow card by referee Andrew Brace (David Davies/PA)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
England stand dejected after their surprise defeat by Scotland (PA Images/David Davies)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
Scotland's Hamish Watson and Scott Steele celebrate after their Calcutta Cup triumph (David Davies/PA)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
Scotland captain Stuart Hogg lifts the Calcutta Cup after his side's Guinness Six Nations triumph at Twickenham (David Davies/PA)
England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations – Twickenham Stadium
England captain Owen Farrell was powerless to prevent his side suffering a surprise defeat (David Davies/PA)
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