Scotland vs Wales LIVE rugby: Result and reaction from Six Nations as hosts hold on after Welsh fightback
Scotland 35-29 Wales: The hosts looked to be streaking away to a big win before a frantic second half turnaround
Scotland survived a fierce Welsh comeback to get back to winning ways in the Six Nations with a 35-29 success at Murrayfield.
Showcasing their vibrant, varied attacking game, the hosts surged to a first-half bonus point and looked to be on their way to a sizeable scoreline when Blair Kinghorn continued the rout with his second try early in the second half. But Wales, enduring a tough evening defensively, found new life thereafter, scoring twice to narrow the margin, and would have come closer still had Taulupe Faletau’s try in the final minutes not been disallowed. As it was, Max Llewellyn’s try, the centre’s first for Wales, in the throes snatched two bonus points.
The contest bore striking similarities to last year’s clash in Cardiff, when Wales roared back from the same deficit to within a point of a remarkable comeback. But while there was plenty to encourage Matt Sherratt again the long losing run extends to 16 matches for the Welsh as they prepare to host England on the final weekend. Scotland, meanwhile, will hope to deny France the title in Paris in the denouement to Super Saturday.
Re-live all of the action from Murrayfield in our live blog below:
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Zander Fagerson insists Scotland have banished their Calcutta Cup disappointment and are focused on trying to finish their Guinness Six Nations campaign with back-to-back wins over Wales and France.
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Finn Russell tipped to bounce back strongly from Calcutta Cup kicking woes
Scotland forwards coach John Dalziel dismissed any notion of a Calcutta Cup hangover for Finn Russell as he backed the talismanic stand-off to lead a strong response today.
The Bath fly-half missed all three of his conversions, including a last-minute kick that would have edged his team in front, as the Scots went down to an agonising 16-15 defeat to England at the Allianz Stadium in their last outing.
Scotland have returned to their camp in Edinburgh, following a fallow week, to prepare for this weekend’s visit of Wales, and Dalziel insisted there is no chance of Russell being burdened by memories of his Twickenham frustration.
Finn Russell tipped to bounce back strongly from Calcutta Cup kicking woes
Taulupe Faletau not thinking of Lions and concentrating on returning to action
Taulupe Faletau has played just six games in 17 months – but his value to Wales and potentially the British and Irish Lions is undiminished.
Despite a scarcity of competitive rugby since the 2023 World Cup, it would be foolish in the extreme to think Faletau will not feature among Lions selection discussions before this summer’s Australia tour.
Whether he makes head coach Andy Farrell’s travelling squad is another matter, but a fourth successive Lions trip for the 34-year-old number eight cannot be discounted.
Taulupe Faletau not thinking of Lions and concentrating on returning to action
Matt Sherratt eager to let unchanged Wales team ‘go again’ against Scotland
Matt Sherratt said he was “keen to let them go again” after naming an unchanged Wales team for the Six Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield.
Wales’ interim head coach has predictably retained the starting line-up that gave title favourites Ireland a major scare in Cardiff 12 days ago.
It is the first time since 2019 and World Cup games against Georgia and Australia in Japan – a gap of 66 Test matches to this weekend – that Wales have fielded the same XV.
Matt Sherratt eager to let unchanged Wales team ‘go again’ against Scotland
Gregor Townsend: Scotland have a lot to play for in last two Six Nations games
Gregor Townsend insists Scotland still have plenty to play for in this year’s Six Nations despite back-to-back defeats against Ireland and England killing their latest crack at championship glory.
The Scots have no realistic chance of winning the title as they head into their final two matches at home to Wales and away to France, with just a home win over Italy to their name so far.
Townsend’s team are currently fourth in the table and the head coach insisted they are motivated by the prospect of bouncing back from their frustrating 16-15 Calcutta Cup loss and trying to secure a rare top-three finish.
Gregor Townsend: Scotland have a lot to play for in last two Six Nations games
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Darcy Graham returns to Scotland starting line-up
Darcy Graham is back in Scotland’s starting XV for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with Wales at Murrayfield.
The Edinburgh wing missed the 16-15 defeat against England last time out after suffering a concussion in the home defeat to Ireland almost four weeks ago.
Graham passed his HIA before the match at Allianz Stadium on February 22 but Scotland coaches and medics opted to take a precautionary approach and give him more time to ensure he was fully recovered given the severity of his collision with team-mate Finn Russell.
Darcy Graham returns to Scotland’s starting line-up for Wales clash
Gregor Townsend faces biggest match of Scotland reign with his future on the line
If Scotland had forgotten about the expectation that surrounds the squad as they prepare to welcome Wales to Edinburgh this weekend, Adam Jones was keen to remind them.
“There's no pressure on us, there's pressure on Scotland,” said the Wales scrum coach. “This is probably one of the best sides they've ever had, if not the best side they've ever had. They'll be expecting to beat us pretty comfortably at home, against a team that's lost 15 times [in a row]. We haven't put much of an underdog tag on us, but results probably dictate we are.”
Gregor Townsend faces biggest match of Scotland reign with his future on the line
Scotland vs Wales LIVE
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s LIVE coverage of the second helping of Six Nations action on the penultimate Saturday of the tournament, and a highly intriguing encounter between Scotland and Wales. The visitors come bouncing up to Murrayfield having found new life under interim boss Matt Sherratt, while Gregor Townsend’s side are still ruing the missed opportunities at Twickenham a fortnight ago with the head coach under growing pressure.
Kick off in Edinburgh is at 4.45pm GMT.
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