Scotland 23-26 Wales
Date:
Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZR)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v Wales Match Reports
Tries from Rhys Webb and Jonathan Davies helped Wales to a hard-earned 26-23 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield. The Scots also scored two tries, including one in the final minute of the match, but time eventually ran out for the hosts as they fell to an eighth straight loss against the Welsh. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Wales survive late Scottish assault
- Telegraph: Jonathan Davies and Rhys Webb tries seal thrilling match
- Daily Mail: Rhys Webb and Jonathan Davies score the tries as visitors get their Six Nations campaign back on track
- Sky Sports: Visitors win at Murrayfield to get back on track in Six Nations
- ESPN: Clinical Wales crash Scotland's party
- Wales Online: Warren Gatland's men scrape through to get Six Nations campaign back on track
- Scotsman: Scotland 23 - 26 Wales: Frustration for hosts
- RBS 6 Nations: Davies darts over as Wales bounce back
Scotland v Wales Match Highlights
Scotland v Wales Match Statistics
Scotland 23 (10)
Tries: Hogg, Welsh
Conversions: Laidlaw, Russell
Penalties: Laidlaw (3)
Wales 26 (16)
Tries: Webb, Davies
Conversions: Halfpenny (2)
Penalties: Halfpenny (4)
Man of the Match: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Alasdair Dickinson
- 2 Ross Ford
- 3 Geoff Cross
- 4 Richie Gray
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Rob Harley
- 7 Blair Cowan
- 8 Johnnie Beattie
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tim Visser
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Mark Bennett
- 14 Sean Lamont
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Gordon Reid
- 18 Jon Welsh
- 19 Jim Hamilton
- 20 Alasdair Strokosch
- 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
- 22 Greig Tonks
- 23 Matt Scott
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gethin Jenkins
- 2 Richard Hibbard
- 3 Aaron Jarvis
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones
- 6 Dan Lydiate
- 7 Sam Warburton (Captain)
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Rhys Webb
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Liam Williams
- 12 Jamie Roberts
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 Alex Cuthbert
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Scott Baldwin
- 17 Paul James
- 18 Scott Andrews
- 19 Luke Charteris
- 20 Justin Tipuric
- 21 Mike Phillips
- 22 Rhys Priestland
- 23 Scott Williams