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8, who starts in the back-row alongside Christ Tshiunza who makes his Six Nations debut at blindside and Tommy Reffell at openside. Taulupe Faletau is named on the bench and is replaced by Jac Morgan at No. They offer vast experience - 342 Wales caps between them - but Gatland has now relegated Faletau to the bench, while omitting lock Jones and flanker Tipuric completely. Ireland ran rampant as they kicked off the championship against Wales, with three early tries helping them to a comfortable 34-10 victory in Cardiff. As a result, he is assigned to the Irish Rugby Union and can therefore take charge of Wales matches despite being born here. "We wish his dad the very best from the squad and a quick recovery. [Scotland v Wales](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/scotland-wales-tv-channel-time-26175815) is being broadcast live on BBC One and S4C, but if you can't get in front of the box, stay with us for all the build-up and live match updates in our live blog below. If you look back at those All Blacks games, you’ll see they give away a lot of penalties, but they are so good and so clinical once they get inside the opposition 22 that they can afford to give them away and still go on to win the game. [Warren Gatland](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/warren-gatland)'s side were humbled by a rampant Ireland on the opening day, conceding three tries in the first 20 minutes of a bruising first half as they fell to a 34-10 defeat at the Principality Stadium. In his latest column for WalesOnline, Owens said: "That ill-discipline allowed the visitors to take complete control of the game and we never looked like winning it from then on. The Wales coach has made a number of big changes to the side that lost to Ireland a week ago, with Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones both dropped while Taulupe Faletau is named on the bench and replaced by Jac Morgan at No. The ITV commentators could only respond with a shell-shocked "wow" once his finish was shown in closer detail.
Scotland have winning momentum after last weekend's excellent win over England, but Wales have a formidable record in this fixture under Warren Gatland.
Oh, and they need to keep 15 men on the field for the full 80 minutes please. Going forward, Scotland cannot bank on scoring four tries from the 29 percent territory and 43 percent of possession they managed against England. But a word of warning: Scotland only created two of the four tries they scored against England. Just for the record, Scotland kicked the ball further than any other team on the opening weekend, almost exactly twice as far as they carried it, which says something about their relative abilities when it comes to kicking and carrying. We have come full circle from 2007 when Frank Hadden’s Scotland team bossed all the possession/territory stats but the backs had all the cutting edge of a balloon. The point is that while Scotland should have scored, van der Merwe still takes the contact around his own 22, a risky option. My mistake was failing to notice that the balance of power within the game had shifted although the writing was on the wall if I only had the gumption to look up. It was exactly what England wanted and, had their defence been properly aligned, it would have resulted in a huge territorial gain for the home side. Wales’ front five is nothing special but if they can get something close to parity in the bump and grind department the breakaway trio are all scrappers. Liam Williams, Josh Adams and George North are all world class and Dan Biggar remains one of the best kicking fly-halfs in the game. I was covering the game and had time to kill ahead of kickoff in Dublin. The rugby, present and future both belonged almost exclusively to Ireland who went on to win that afternoon, the first of seven successive victories over the Scots whom they have dominated to an embarrassing extent ever since.
After a thrilling victory over England at Twickenham on the opening weekend, Scotland are looking to make it two wins from two in the Guinness Six Nations ...
Similarly, the match will also be available on Radio Scotland Extra, another digital-only service. But she is married to Kenny Logan, the former Scotland rugby international who was capped 70 times. The match is being shown live on BBC 1, with coverage due to start at 4pm.
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Edwards would add the important conversion. Rudi Brown opened the scoring for Scotland before Morgan Morse and Oli Andrew would respond for Wales. The Scots would be awarded a penalty try in the second half with penalties coming from Scots Ben Afshar and Dan King with Dan Edwards adding three for Wales.
Finn Russell hasn't had the best of matches so far but the Scotland stand off produces a brilliant kick behind Josh Adams to get Wales back in their own 22.
“It’s about being tight as a group and honest and critical of the things we know we can fix up. “We are in a little bit of a hole at the moment and it’s how we fight our way out of it in terms of the development of some of the younger players in the squad in terms of giving them some opportunities,” he said. “The next two teams we play are ranked one and two in the world and we have to get up to nine to beat them.” Wales have conceded 69 points and scored 17, but in both encounters they had enough entreaties into the opposition’s 22 to make this deficit absurd. This is the first time Wales have lost their first two Six Nations matches in 16 years. A wonderful backhanded flip put in Kyle Steyn and when the centre collected the outside-half’s pinpoint crossfield kick it was all but over.
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Duhan Van Der Merwe is being interviewed on the TV and when asked about why he committed to Scotland the big wing explained, on the verge of tears, how Edinburgh gave him a chance when he had few options, had failed his medical, and couldn’t see much future. The match ball is brought to the pitch by former Scotland and Lions flanker, Rob Wainwright, and the rest of the team that have cycled it 550 miles from Cardiff to raise money for the Doddie Weir Foundation. Tomos Williams has a dart from the base of the scrum and is held up short, but Ref Brace blows his whistle to award a penalty to Scotland because the Wales backs had all crept offside before the ball came out of the scrum. Biggar is absolutely fuming with the winger and is not looking to hide how he feels. Wales have more phases in the 22, but the alignment of their players is way too flat, meaning too many carries are coming from a standing start and thus not huge ground is being made. The ball is recylced and goes left to Biggar who reverse-offloads from the tackle towards Dyer, but it was tricky one to take and it’s through him and into touch. Tomos Williams has a snipe but Liam Williams’s clearing at the ruck is not from the correct entry point and that will give Scotland a clearing penalty. Wales have the first meaningful attack of the half, Tshiunza prominent with a couple of carries. The ball breaks loose and Reffell is first to it before Dempsey grips him around the neck to give a penalty to the visitors Scotland appear to have upped the intensity in the last five minutes or so, and Wales are struggling to handle it. Wales have their first platform for attack in a while as they go from a lineout on the 22. The latest iteration of this has the home side on the ball from a lineout that Russell chips left to Van Der Merwe who pops it to Kinghorn who has a try of his own to add to the score.
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A maul munching to create the space out wide, and Alex Cuthbert is sucked in as Russell attacks the line on the left. I’m not entirely sure in whose direction it was thrust, but it matters not as Finn Russell says enough of the tomfoolery and sends us to a close. Wales were wasteful but take nothing away from a ruthless Scottish performance, taking hold of the game in the second half and putting it out of sight. For the first time since 1996, Scotland have won back-to-back games to open their championship, and they move level on points with Ireland at the top of the Six Nations table after another bonus point win. I think the boys put in a great performance today which was great to have back here at Murrayfield. George Horne taps and goes, oddly, and Wales’ day gets worse with another brandishing of the yellow card. “We had a lot of changes, especially in the pack, and those boys showed the potential of where we are trying to go. It’s all over bar the shouting - and how Murrayfield will shout after this. It feels like there is still more to come from Scotland - and they’ll need it with a trip to Paris next before Ireland visit Edinburgh. “Again it wasn’t perfect but we did enough to get the job done, so we are delighted. You give a team like Scotland, they are full of confidence at the moment, front foot ball they are going to punish you. We were perhaps a little bit unlucky not to go in slightly ahead at half-time, but our second half we went back-to-back errors and put pressure on ourselves.
Finn Russell pulled the strings as Scotland romped to biggest ever winning margin over Wales and made it two from two in this Six Nations.
And when they won a scrum penalty 40 yards out and slap-bang in the middle of the park, Dan Biggar pulled his shot to the right of the posts. An excellent turnover by skipper Ritchie on his own line finally punctured that head of steam Wales had been building, and it took a desperate double-tackle from Rio Dyer and Josh Adams squeeze Steyn out just short of the line on the right. When Russell got caught in possession tidying up a loose-ball, they kicked the penalty to the corner but lost the line-out. Stand-off Finn Russell was named man-of-the-match for his mesmerising second-half performance, when he seemed to have the ball attached to a string as he tormented Wales with a stunning array of cross-field kicks and cheeky offloads. The attack petered out against some heroic Welsh scramble defence, but an offside penalty allowed Russell to open the scoring with a straight forward kick from in front of the posts. Duhan van der Merwe didn’t manage to stay connected so the scoring pass wasn’t on, but a quick recycle allowedRussell to send an inch-perfect cross-kick to the right, which Kyle Steyn volleyball tapped back in field to Jamie Ritchie.
Kyle Steyn's double helped Scotland break new Guinness Six Nations ground as they defeated Wales 35-7 to win their opening two Championship matches for the ...
A Finn Russell-inspired Scotland sweep aside Wales 35-7 to win back-to-back games at the start of a Six Nations campaign for the first time.
Former Scotland captain John Barclay on BBC One: "There was a maturity and a clear change of tactic second half and the ability to implement that. Russell, utterly unplayable by now, pulled all the strings once more, flinging a precise pass over the heads of the retreating defence to the mighty Fagerson to touch down in the corner. They had a 6-0 lead early on through two Russell penalties, but for much of the opening 40 it was Wales who were in control. They took a while to find their ruthlessness, but once they hit their stride, guided by the mesmeric Russell, they stormed away to win and are now two wins from two for the first time in the history of the Six Nations. They survived the remaining minutes of the Turner yellow and then went after their visitors. Kinghorn got the bonus point try that had its beginnings in a huge forwards maul before Russell cross-kicked again with gorgeous accuracy. They had another attacking lineout after Russell's restart went out on the full, but when they looked menacing, Jamie Ritchie pilfered it on the floor. They had a lineout five metres from the home line but the towering Richie Gray pinched it. Wales had their chances to score in the opening half, but failed to take advantage of all their possession and territory. Piling pressure on, and forcing penalties, they put Wales where they didn't want to be. France to come in Paris in a fortnight. This wasn't just an end to Gatland's dominance over Scotland that stretches back 11 Tests, it was an utter deconstruction, principally in a second half where Scotland attacked in devastating wave after devastating wave.
Christ Tshiunza makes his Six Nations debut at blindside, with Tommy Reffell at openside, while Dafydd Jenkins makes his first start for Wales at lock and Wyn ...
Rhys Davies wins his first cap for Wales as he replaces Dafydd Jenkins. Game over as a beautifully worked move from Scotland sees that man Russell find van der Merwe with a cheeky dink forward. Russell, however, can't add the extras. We went 22-7 down and ended up chasing the game. We put Wales under pressure. We need to be honest and critical in the things we know we can fix up. North went limp as Scotland hooker George Turner caught him with a high tackle in the first half, raising questions over whether the Wales centre had lost consciousness. We quite easily could have gone in at half-time ahead. We need to be ruthless. Christ Tshiunza makes his Six Nations debut at blindside, with Tommy Reffell at openside, while Dafydd Jenkins makes his first start for Wales at lock and Wyn Jones returns at loosehead. The Wales coach has made a number of big changes to the side that lost to Ireland a week ago, with Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones both dropped while Taulupe Faletau is named on the bench and replaced by Jac Morgan at No. Gatland, however, has never lost to Scotland as Wales boss, while Gregor Townsend's side have only won two of their last 16 matches against Wales, with their last victory coming in October 2020 when they ran out 14-10 winners at Parc y Scarlets.
Following a 35-7 victory for Scotland over Wales in their Six Nations fixture, here's our five takeaways from the match at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The veteran Wales back has a long history of concussions, and it really wasn’t a great look to see North carry on playing. Gatland made several changes for this clash, but the pack lacked balance and doesn’t really have much of a nasty streak to it at the moment. Christ Tshiunza was a positive but, apart from that, they struggled to get across the gain line, which made it difficult for the backline. That’s great news not just for the player but also for Scotland and the rugby world in general, as his talents deserve the big stage. Indeed, there’s glaring differences in quality to their Six Nations rivals which will concern Welsh fans as they struggled to fire a shot in attack and looked at sea defensively as Scotland picked the bones in the second period to seal a record home win. As one commentator said on the day, it is his ability to back himself after mistakes that shows belief.
Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie insists that his side won't get ahead of themselves after winning first two games of this year's Six Nations.
and when there was swings of momentum, making sure we won that next moment.” “It wasn’t too much change [after a disjointed first half], it was just about ‘do what we had been doing but do it better’. “We knew they’d want to turn it into a messy game. “I think we just put them under pressure,” said Ritchie. “So, we’re delighted with the win,” he added. “They’re red-hot favourites, best team in the tournament, so we’ll see how they go Saturday,” taunted Biggar.
Wales were comprehensively beaten by Gregor Townsend's Scotland, leaving them rooted to the bottom of the Six Nations table.
He still runs hard and straight but sides are ready for what he offers and Wales have to find a way of creating space for him and their wings. Rio Dyer can beat people but is a work in progress when it comes to composure and Josh Adams is a better player when he plays for Cardiff. Let’s cut to Arwel Thomas talking about the great Allan Bateman when they played together in the 1990s. Joe Hawkins wasn’t the worst back — it was a crowded field for that particular title — and brightened his display with a nice pass out wide to Liam Williams at one point and a couple of turnovers. Too many players were waiting for others to do something and there was a lack of craft. He is fiercely driven and someone who wants to win so much it must hurt. The pair were also on the scene for possession steals, and did what they could to carry. He needs time to put things right because rebuilds tend not to be overnight affairs and Wales are certainly rebuilding. He grew into the game and in the final 15 minutes was still powering forward, with Scotland sometimes needing two or three men to bring him down. Beyond that, he has to find some sort of balance in his squad. But the two Devon-based players can be content with their efforts. You wonder what happened to the Welsh supply chain for those years?
An imperfect 10 for Finn Russell, who made mistakes but dominated this rugby match with technical brilliance and some good old-fashioned Scottish swagger · 15.
Grabbed his chance to give Gregor Townsend a genuine selection dilemma. A 64th minute arrival on the park with the game was already won. Best forward on the park despite a yellow card which could have been a red – and which could very well have given Wales a route back into the game. The man is a workaholic, and not a bad rugby player either. And he has Hamish Watson breathing down his collar! Another big game from a big player. Sure and steady elsewhere, but are the fires still burning? Comfortable in the scrum and busy around the park. He did miss his last three conversions – but what the hell? The first half was not easy with Wales fighting their corner bravely but he kept pegging away, mixing it up and making his tackles, then 10 minutes into the second half he produced a phenomenal 50-20 kick which killed Wales stone dead. Trouble for Wales every time he had the ball, though the Welsh did handle him better than the English did last week. Now an essential cog in the team structure.
A Finn Russell-inspired Scotland enjoyed a memorable afternoon at BT Murrayfield as they defeated Wales 35-7 to make it two wins from two for the first time ...
“Our training sessions have gone up in quality. “Blair came on early and was outstanding,” Townsend said. Previous Scotland sides may have wilted under the pressure but the Class of ’23 appear to be made of sterner stuff. “We knew they wanted to turn it into a messy game, that’s what you saw last year down there. [February 11, 2023] Players will have to play really well to get in and stay in the team.” Blair Kinghorn sported that jersey for a spell in the autumn and his full-back performance off the bench was further evidence as to the strength which now sits among Scotland’s replacements. Finn Russell was named Guinness Six Nations Player of the Match after his latest virtuoso display and the fly-half remains a joy to watch in this mood.