England’s Joe Marler fired up by sight of Scottish Calcutta Cup celebrations

England prop Joe Marler faces the media at Murrayfield before the Calcutta Cup clash. Pic: Jane Barlow/PA

Joe Marler is desperate to help England wrestle back the Calcutta Cup on Saturday after growing exasperated with Scotland’s recent dominance of the fixture.

The 33-year-old prop grew up in an era when the Red Rose firmly held the upper hand over the Scots and he was on the winning side four times in a row after first playing in the highly-charged showdown in 2014.