Scotland 29-13 Wales
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v Wales Match Reports
Scotland won their first match against Wales in a decade with a 29-13 victory at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Wales got the better of the first half, and were leading 13-9 at the break thanks to a converted Liam Williams try and two penalties from the boot of Leigh Halfpenny. Scotland's first half points came via three Finn Russell penalty kicks. Scotland hit back in the second half with converted tries from Tommy Seymour and Tim Visser. Man-of-the-match Finn Russell also landed two further penalty kicks to take his goal-kicking tally to 7 from 7 as Scotland celebrated a well earned victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Impressive Scotland beat Wales for first time in 10 years
- Guardian: Tim Visser’s heroics help Scotland end Six Nations losing streak against Wales
- Independent: Scotland end a decade of heartache with 29-13 victory over Wales to keep Six Nations hopes alive
- Telegraph: Clincal Scots put visitors to sword and set-up Triple Crown showdown at Twickenham
- Daily Mail: Tim Visser and Tommy Seymour's second-half tries are enough to win Six Nations clash for Vern Cotter's men at Murrayfield
- Sky Sports: Hosts end Six Nations losing streak against Welsh
- ESPN: Scotland's Six Nations Championship hopes alive after Wales win
- Wales Online: Rob Howley's men given a lesson in finishing as blunt attack condemns them to Scottish defeat
- RBS 6 Nations: Scotland end decade of hurt with brilliant Wales success
- WRU: Scotland end Wales title hopes
- Scottish Rugby: MATCH REPORT | Scotland 29 – 13 Wales
Scotland v Wales - Match Highlights
Scotland v Wales - Match Stats
Scotland: (9) 29
Try: Seymour (44'), Visser (67')
Conversion: Russell (45', 68')
Penalty: Russell (7', 30', 41'+1, 55', 73')
Wales: (13) 13
Try: L Williams (23')
Conversion: Halfpenny (25')
Penalty: Halfpenny (12', 34')
Man of The Match: Finn Russell (Scotland)
Scotland v Wales - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gordon Reid
- 2 Fraser Brown
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Richie Gray
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 John Barclay (CAPTAIN)
- 7 John Hardie
- 8 Ryan Wilson
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tim Visser
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Ross Ford
- 17 Allan Dell
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Tim Swinson
- 20 Hamish Watson
- 21 Henry Pyrgos
- 22 Duncan Weir
- 23 Mark Bennett
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (CAPTAIN)
- 6 Sam Warburton
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Ross Moriarty
Backs
- 9 Rhys Webb
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Liam Williams
- 12 Scott Williams
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 George North
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Scott Baldwin
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Samson Lee
- 19 Luke Charteris
- 20 Taulupe Faletau
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Sam Davies
- 23 Jamie Roberts