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Scotland 30-21 England: Duhan van der Merwe scores hat-trick in fourth straight Calcutta Cup win

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Duhan van der Merwe’s record-breaking Calcutta Cup demolition job left England’s latest rebuild in rubble as Scotland stormed to a 30-21 victory at Murrayfield.

The powerhouse wing chiselled Scotland’s first-ever Calcutta Cup hat-trick into the annals of this historic fixture, pulverising England in the process.

The 6ft 4in monster scared the living daylights out of England with a try for the ages at Twickenham last year, swatting aside some seven would-be tacklers in Scotland’s

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