Scotland must handle Calcutta Cup emotions after tears of 2014

Scotland's Matt Scott previews his side's forthcoming Calcutta Cup fixture against England

Matt Scott says Scotland must stay calm in their Calcutta Cup clash against England after being moved to tears before their 2014 clash at Murrayfield.

Centre Scott revealed many of his team-mates were moved to tears in the tunnel before losing out 20-0 to their rivals in the capital.
The 25-year-old insists Vern Cotter's men are much better equipped to handle the occasion this time around.

"The last time England were here we went way over the mark in terms of emotion," said Gloucester-bound Scott.

"Boys were even tearing up in the changing room before the game.

"I thought I'd go out and have an amazing game because I was so fired up. I thought I was invincible.

"But I ended up feeling helpless out on the pitch. The emotion affected our play.

"We played so poorly that day. We couldn't get any of our attack structures going. We were 15 headless individuals running about the pitch.

"It was an awful experience but I think we've learned that yes this is the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield, yes everyone is going to be fire and brimstone and extremely pumped up but we need to take a step back, put our cool heads on and play a bit of smart rugby."

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