Scotland 11-18 Wales
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v Wales Match Reports
Wales kept their Grand Slam hopes alive with a tense 18-11 victory over Scotland at BT Murrayfield. Tries from Josh Adams and Jonathan Davies helped Wales to a commanding 15-6 half-time lead. However, Scotland came out stronger in the second half and scored a well worked try through Darcy Graham to reduce the deficit to just four points. An intense final quarter, in which Wales defended wave after wave of Scottish attack, ended when Wales were awarded a kickable penalty to see out the match. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Wales survive fightback to defeat Scotland at Murrayfield
- BBC: Wales survive Scotland scare to move one step closer to Grand Slam
- Guardian: Wales stay on course for grand slam by holding off battling Scotland
- Telegraph: Welsh survive second-half Scottish onslaught to close in on Grand Slam
- Daily Mail: Warren Gatland's men hang on to their unbeaten run as tries from Josh Adams and Jonathan Davies keep Grand Slam dream alive
- Sky Sports: Warren Gatland's side win 13th straight game
- ESPN: Wales win ugly against Scotland to set up Grand Slam shot
- South Wales Argus: Grand Slam showdown secured after Murrayfield scare
Scotland v Wales - Match Highlights
Scotland v Wales - Match Stats
Scotland: (6) 11
Try: Graham (58')
Penalty: Russell (11', 21')
Wales: (15) 18
Try: Adams (13'), J Davies (30')
Conversion: Anscombe (14')
Penalty: Anscombe (24', 81')
Man of the Match: Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)
Scotland v Wales - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Allan Dell
- 2 Stuart McInally (Captain)
- 3 Willem Nel
- 4 Grant Gilchrist
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Magnus Bradbury
- 7 Jamie Ritchie
- 8 Josh Strauss
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Darcy Graham
- 12 Pete Horne
- 13 Nick Grigg
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Blair Kinghorn
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Gordon Reid
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Ben Toolis
- 20 Hamish Watson
- 21 Greig Laidlaw
- 22 Adam Hastings
- 23 Byron McGuigan
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Adam Beard
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Josh Navidi
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Ross Moriarty
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Gareth Anscombe
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Hadleigh Parkes
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 George North
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Dillon Lewis
- 19 Jake Ball
- 20 Aaron Wainwright
- 21 Aled Davies
- 22 Dan Biggar
- 23 Owen Watkin