England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has recalled Sharks hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie to his team to play Scotland for the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday 14 February (kick-off 4.40pm, live on ITV1).
Cowan-Dickie joins last week’s player of the match George Ford and try-scorer Tom Roebuck in England’s team for Saturday’s fixture, which will be the 144th meeting between the two sides, a rivalry that dates back to 1871. Tom Curry and Bevan Rodd will start the game from the replacements bench.
Borthwick has made just two changes to the starting XV which defeated Wales 48-7 in the opening round of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship with Maro Itoje joining Cowan-Dickie in coming into the side. Itoje returns to captain the team. Elsewhere, Fin Smith is included among the replacements on a 6-2 split bench.
“Playing Scotland at Murrayfield is always a fantastic occasion and a challenge we are relishing,” said Borthwick.
“We made a pleasing start to the Championship, but we understand that we must continue to raise our standards. The squad has trained with focus and determination this week, and we’re excited for the opportunity to test ourselves again on Saturday.”
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND
Saturday 14 February 2026
Murrayfield Stadium, KO: 4.40pm
15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 42 caps)
14. Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 9 caps)
13. Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 23 caps)
12. Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, 8 caps)
11. Henry Arundell (Bath Rugby, 12 caps)
10. George Ford (Sale Sharks, 106 caps) – vice-captain
9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 28 caps)
1. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 76 caps) – vice-captain
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 54 caps)
3. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 98 caps) – captain
5. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 31 caps)
6. Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
7. Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 46 caps)
8. Ben Earl (Saracens, 47 caps)
Replacements:
16. Jamie George (Saracens, 106 caps) – vice-captain
17. Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 11 caps)
18. Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 4 caps)
19. Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 15 caps)
20. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 66 caps)
21. Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, 6 caps)
22. Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)
23. Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, 13 caps)
