Support As One at Home This Saturday As Scotland Face England in the First Round of the 2021 Guinness Six Nations
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SUPPORT AT HOME Support As One At Home this Saturday as Scotland face England in the first round of the 2021 Guinness Six Nations WATCH LIVE ON KEEP NOTE OF ALL THE ACTION V DATE: VENUE: ENGLAND SCOTLAND Minute Player & Type of Score (T/C/P/DG) Score Player & Type of Score (T/C/P/DG) HALF-TIME SCORE: FULL-TIME SCORE: KEY MOMENTS: SUPPORT AT HOME #AsOne HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR BUNTING 1. Print out as many sheets as you need 2. Cut around the main shapes 3. Fold over the main tabs at the top and pass under some string or ribbon, then glue or tape into place. Remember to share your gameday set up using #AsOne on social media. CUT TAB TAB #AsOne CUT TAB TAB #AsOne SUPPORT AT HOME #AsOne Cut around the main shapes and attach a stick or drinking straw to the edge, to create your mini flag. O’ Flower of Scotland Learn all the words and history to the Scotland anthem O’Flower of Scotland When will we see Your like again, That fought and died for, Your wee bit Hill and Glen, And stood against him, Proud Edward’s Army, And sent him homeward, To think again. Those days are passed now And in the past they must remain But we can still rise now, And be the nation again, That stood against him, Proud Edward’s army, And sent him homeward, Tae think again. THE HISTORY Who wrote the song? When is the song played? The Flower of Scotland lyrics were written by Roy Williamson in 1967 and Flower of Scotland is played at Scotland’s National Football and Rugby was performed initially by The Corries, a Scottish folk band, in 1974. matches. The anthem was first played at an International rugby match in 1989 when Scotland hosted Fiji at Murrayfield. The music was created by Peter Dodds McCormick who emigrated to Australia as a young man, and also composed the National Anthem of In 2010, it was sung for the first time as the anthem for Team Scotland at Australia, “Advance Australia Fair”. the Commonwealth Games, replacing “Scotland the Brave”. What does the song mean? What else is the song known as? The song refers to the victory of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over The song is also known as “Flùr Na H-Alba” in Scottish Gaelic, and “Flouer England’s King Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. O Scotland” in Scots. In 1871 the first ever game of International rugby was played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place, between Scotland and England, which Scotland came out victorious. In 1879, Scotland played England for a trophy for the first time, a trophy called the Calcutta Cup. The Calcutta Cup was given to the English Rugby Football Union by the Calcutta Rugby CALCUTTA Club in India. The club was formed by soldiers and expats to play rugby, after a few years the club folded, and they took whatever money was left in silver rupees and gave it to a local silversmith and asked him to make them a trophy. You can CUP QUIZ! see his influence on the trophy to this day with king cobras on the side and an Indian war elephant on the top to symbolise victory for the winning team. Every year since 1879, Scotland Test out your Calcutta Cup knowledge and England have competed for this trophy, except during with the quiz below! the two World Wars. In what year did the sides share a 15-15 draw at 15 BT Murrayfield? 14 Which Scotland winger grabbed two tries in 2019? Which centre scored tries for Scotland in the 2018 13 Calcutta Cup win? Who captained Scotland to their 1990 Grand Slam This centre started all three of the 2017 British & Irish 1 success? 12 Lions’ Tests in New Zealand Which New Zealand-born player is England’s most Name this winger who scored 220 points for Scotland 2 capped hooker with 96? 11 between 1992 and 2003 Which Scotland prop won his first cap in the 12-all Which player is the all-time top scorer in the fixture 3 draw against England at Twickenham in 1989? 10 with 114? Name the Englishman who captained his country This English scrum-half dropped two goals against 4 to a 2003 Rugby World Cup success 9 Scotland in 2009 and 2014 Which 7ft lock made his Scotland debut in the 5 2000 Calcutta Cup win against England Who was Scotland’s skipper for the 2018 Calcutta 6 Cup win? This double British & Irish Lion scored a try in a 22- 7 16 England win in 2011 With 88 caps, this World Cup winner has middle 8 names of Bruno and Nero 1. David Sole 2. Dylan Hartley 3. Paul Burnell 4. Martin Johnson 5. Richard Metcalfe 6. John Barclay 7. Tom Croft 8. Lawrence Dallaglio Lawrence 8. Croft Tom 7. Barclay John 6. Metcalfe Richard 5. Johnson Martin 4. Burnell Paul 3. Hartley Dylan 2. Sole David 1. 15. 2010 14. Darcy Graham 13. Huw Jones 12. Owen Farrell 11. Kenny Logan 10. Jonny Wilkinson 9. Danny Care Danny 9. Wilkinson Jonny 10. Logan Kenny 11. Farrell Owen 12. Jones Huw 13. Graham Darcy 14. 2010 15. ANSWERS: GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021 FIXTURES ENGLAND SCOTLAND Sat 6 February, 4.45pm | Twickenham SCOTLAND WALES Sat 13 February, 4.45pm | BT Murrayfield FRANCE SCOTLAND Sun 28 February, 3pm (GMT) | Stade De France SCOTLAND IRELAND Sun 14 March, 3pm | BT Murrayfield SCOTLAND ITALY Sat 20 March, 2.15pm | BT Murrayfield & Join today at scottishrugby.org/supporters.