Five-try Scotland survive spirited Wales comeback
Guinness Men's Six Nations: Scotland v Wales
Scotland (28) 35
Tries: Kinghorn 2, Jordan 2, Graham Cons: Russell 5
Wales (8) 29
Tries: Murray, Thomas, Williams, Llewellyn Pens: Anscombe Cons: Evans 3
Five-try Scotland overcame a hugely-spirited Wales in a frenetic Six Nations contest at Murrayfield, condemning the visitors to a 16th defeat in a row.
The Scots looked at ease for large parts of the game, only for Wales to threaten a jaw-dropping comeback late on.
In the last 18 minutes, the visitors scored three unanswered tries - all converted - to turn a cakewalk into a struggle for the Scots, whose edge blunted incredibly in the second half.
The big comeback never materialised, though, and Scotland won a third Six Nations game in a row against Wales for the first time since 1991.
Wales did, at least, get a couple of bonus points for their troubles.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Scotland: 15-Kinghorn; 14-Graham, 13-Jones, 12-Jordan, 11-Van der Merwe; 10- Russell (co-capt), 9-White; 1-Schoeman, 2-Cherry, 3-Z. Fagerson, 4-Gray; 5-Gilchrist, 6-Ritchie, 7-Darge (co-capt), 8-Dempsey.
Replacements: 16-Ashman, 17-Sutherland, 18-Hurd, 19-Brown, 20-M Fagerson, 21-Horne, 22-McDowall, 23-Rowe
Wales: 15-Murray, 14- Rogers, 13-Llewellyn, 12-B Thomas, 11-Mee; 10-Anscombe, 9-T Williams; 1-N Smith, 2-Dee, 3-John, 4-Rowlands, 5-Jenkins, 6-Morgan (capt), 7-Reffell, 8-Faletau.
Replacements: 16-D Lake, 17-G Thomas, 18-K Assiratti, 19-Teddy Williams, 20-Wainwright, 21- R Williams, 22-J Evans, 23-Roberts.
