
Scotland 35-29 Wales
Date:
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v Wales Match Reports
Scotland survived a fightback as they beat Wales 35-29 in a fast-paced and high-scoring Six Nations contest at Murrayfield. A dominant first-half display from Scotland saw them secure a 4-try bonus-point, with Blair Kinghorn, Tom Jordan (twice) and Darcy Graham all scoring. Blair Murray scored Wales' only try of a difficult first half as the visitors trailed their hosts 28-8 at the break. Kinghorn got his second and his side's fifth try early in the second half as Scotland's dominance initially continued. But as the match entered the final quarter, Wales showed signs of life as tries from Ben Thomas and Teddy Williams cut the deficit to 13-points. Taulupe Faletau then had a try disallowed, before Max Llewellyn crashed over in the last play of the match to give Wales two losing bonus-points as consolation. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Scotland run in five tries as Wales' losing run continues despite late fightback
- BBC: Five-try Scotland survive spirited Wales comeback
- Guardian: Scotland produce performance of extremes but survive spirited Wales fightback
- Daily Mail: Blair Kinghorn and Tom Jordan impress as Scotland secure victory in Six Nations clash
- Sky Sports: Gregor Townsend's side return to Six Nations winning ways with victory at Murrayfield
- WRU: Scotland repel valiant Wales fightback
- Scottish Rugby: Match Report: Scotland 35-29 Wales
Scotland v Wales - Match Highlights
Scotland v Wales - Match Stats
Scotland (28) 35
Try: Kinghorn (5', 48'), Jordan (11', 33'), Graham (27')
Conversion: Russell (6', 12', 28', 34', 49')
Wales (8) 29
Try: Murray (24'), B Thomas (61'), T Williams (68'), Llewellyn (80'+4)
Conversion: Evans (62', 69', 80'+4)
Penalty: Anscombe (3')
Man of the match: Blair Kinghorn (Scotland)
Scotland v Wales - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Pierre Schoeman
- 2 Dave Cherry
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Jonny Gray
- 5 Grant Gilchrist
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Rory Darge (Co-captain)
- 8 Jack Dempsey
Backs
- 9 Ben White
- 10 Finn Russell (Co-captain)
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Tom Jordan
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Blair Kinghorn
Replacements
- 16 Ewan Ashman
- 17 Rory Sutherland
- 18 Will Hurd
- 19 Gregor Brown
- 20 Matt Fagerson
- 21 George Horne
- 22 Stafford McDowall
- 23 Kyle Rowe
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Nicky Smith
- 2 Elliot Dee
- 3 WillGriff John
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Dafydd Jenkins
- 6 Jac Morgan (Captain)
- 7 Tommy Reffell
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Gareth Anscombe
- 11 Ellis Mee
- 12 Ben Thomas
- 13 Max Llewellyn
- 14 Tom Rogers
- 15 Blair Murray
Replacements
- 16 Dewi Lake
- 17 Gareth Thomas
- 18 Keiron Assiratti
- 19 Teddy Williams
- 20 Aaron Wainwright
- 21 Rhodri Williams
- 22 Jarrod Evans
- 23 Joe Roberts