How Scotland celebrated their Calcutta Cup win – A look at who joined in the celebrations at BT Murrrayfield after Scotland beat England
How Scotland celebrated their Calcutta Cup win
Scotland’s Six Nations win over England at BT Murrayfield was their first Calcutta triumph in a decade, so it’s little wonder lots of big names wanted to join in the celebrations.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the Princess Royal and Harry Potter author JK Rowling were among those at Murrayfield to watch the match and all joined John Barclay and his team in the Scotland changing room to celebrate the victory that ended England’s Grand Slam ambitions.
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Scotland coach Gregor Townsend even told some of those at Murrayfield that Sturgeon had drunk Champagne from the Calcutta Cup:
Gregor Townsend says the FM @nicolasturgeon was in the dressing room drinking champagne from the Calcutta Cup. Princess Anne too! pic.twitter.com/AqgjU03qvP
— Colin Mackay (@STVColin) February 24, 2018
Sturgeon retweeted the above tweet and said:
It is fair to say, this was a very special moment! Well done to @gregortownsend and all of our bravehearts in @Scotlandteam #proud #AsOne https://t.co/LWT16gaq7V
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) February 24, 2018
SRU patron Princess Anne presented the Calcutta Cup to Scotland captain Barclay while Rowling has long been a passionate supporter of the national rugby team.
Ahead of the match, Rowling tweeted:
For confused followers, it's the #CalcuttaCup, the oldest international in the world! Scotland versus England. So my next tweets will be mostly incoherent monosyllables because after years of not caring about sport I got emotionally invested in @Scotlandteam. #AsOne pic.twitter.com/tRfCXzVdN6
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 24, 2018
And throughout the match she continually showed her excitement by keeping her followers updated with the score and her final tweet was:
SCO 25 ENG 13 THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING BUT IT IS #AsOne
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 24, 2018
As for the players, they were quick to share their emotions on social media too. Scotland No 8 Ryan Wilson tweeted a picture of him with his family and the Calcutta Cup:
Proud man!!!! #CalcuttaCup pic.twitter.com/9uMn9NsWiX
— ryan wilson (@ryanwilson89) February 25, 2018
And followed it up this morning by sharing a photo from the post-match changing room on Twitter:
What a feeling!!!! Freeeeeeedom! ? pic.twitter.com/l1JpvOhUCz
— ryan wilson (@ryanwilson89) February 25, 2018
Hamish Watson, who was outstanding at the breakdown and prevented England from building any momentum, paid tribute to the crowd at Murrayfield by saying:
Unbelievable feeling….. an amazing day for Scottish rugby. Thanks to all the fans the atmosphere was incredible.
— Hamish Watson (@hamishwatson7) February 24, 2018
Former Scotland international Scott Hastings also hailed the special atmosphere at the stadium:
The atmosphere coursing through this stadium is electric – what a performer @Scotlandteam #CalcuttaCup pic.twitter.com/OS0AFgRFnk
— Scott Hastings (@ScottHastings13) February 24, 2018
Centre Huw Jones, who scored two tries against England, enjoyed one particular tweet from Scotland fan Graham Love:
P.S. for some reason this didn't post earlier.
Anyways I'll just leave it here! #SCOvENG pic.twitter.com/y7agrXVhzL— Graham Love (@GLove39) February 25, 2018
Public services in Scotland also got involved in the celebrations. The Police Scotland control room tweeted:
We are receiving calls reporting singing & cheering across Scotland but it seems particulary focused on the area of Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. We have alerted all on duty officers and will investigate these reports. Some beat officers will walk 500 miles to investigate. ?
— PolScotControlRooms (@polscotcontrol) February 24, 2018
And Road Policing Scotland replied to a tweet about a broken down chariot:
We can confirm that the broken down chariot has now been recovered from Murrayfield Stadium, however traffic is still slow moving on the count of all the pedestrians celebrating in the immediate vicinity. Motorists are advised to travel with caution ?
— RoadPolicingScot (@polscotrpu) February 24, 2018
It’s clear that not just the players but all the fans in Scotland enjoyed this particular Calcutta Cup victory.
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