THE First Minister Humza Yousaf was spotted celebrating with the Scottish rugby team following their victory over England in the Six Nations.
Scotland defeated England 30-21 to take home the Calcutta Cup on Saturday. It is the fourth year in a row that Scotland have lifted the trophy.
Commenting after the match, the First Minister said the side had made the whole of Scotland proud.
“Well done @Scotlandteam a brilliant performance, you have made the whole country proud.
Well done @Scotlandteam a brilliant performance, you have made the whole country proud.
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) February 24, 2024
Scotland fans were absolutely superb.
A special shout out to Dr James Robson who has served Scottish Rugby for more than 30 years and retiring. Not a bad final home game to end on!#AsOne pic.twitter.com/7lCGJ9Wbn7
“Scotland fans were absolutely superb. A special shout out to Dr James Robson who has served Scottish Rugby for more than 30 years and retiring. Not a bad final home game to end on!”.
Yousaf was pictured alongside his wife Nadia El-Nakla pretending to drink from the Calcutta Cup and posing with the trophy alongside Dr Robson.
Scots wing Duhan van der Merwe became the first player to score a Calcutta Cup hat-trick for Scotland.
The victory means England have won just one of their last seven meetings with Scotland.
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