6N 2018: Wales v Scotland, 3 February

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WALES v SCOTLAND
3 February 2018
KO: 14:15 GMT
Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Live on [ITV, RTE, SC4, FR2, DMAX / BBC (H)]

Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Assistant 1: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant 2: Matthew Carley (England)
TMO: David Grashoff (England)

A. Head to Head

122 Played 122
70 Won 49
3 Drawn 3
49 Lost 70
1,624 Points 1,263

B. Recent Form

9 March 2013
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
18–28 to Wales

15 March 2014
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
51–3 to Wales

15 February 2015
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
23–26 to Wales

13 February 2016
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
27–23 to Wales

25 February 2017
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
29–13 to Scotland

C. Teams

WALES 

Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets); Josh Adams (Worcester), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets), Steff Evans (Scarlets); Rhys Patchell (Scarlets), Gareth Davies (Scarlets); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Cory Hill (Dragons), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, capt), Aaron Shingler (Scarlets), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester).

Replacements: Elliot Dee (Dragons), Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Bradley Davies (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Aled Davies (Scarlets), Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), Owen Watkin (Ospreys).

SCOTLAND

Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors); Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Chris Harris (Newcastle Falcons), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks); Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors); Gordon Reid (London Irish), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), Jonny Gray, John Barclay (Scarlets, captain), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh), Cornell du Preez (Edinburgh).

Replacements: Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors), Murray McCallum (Edinburgh), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne), Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Maitland (Saracens).

Worst game since England. I didn't expect us to win but didn't expect this gash

Smart foul from Barclay.

And sent em homeward to think again

Laidlaw, Horne and Maitland need to come on

Gwlad, please shut up.

We have been pish

Basically if scotland somehow win now it will be a reversal of 2010

Navidi has been everywhere today. The stand out player on the field for me.

We’re awful, no composure at all

FFS get Russell off

That's a terrible decision. Both on their feet

RDW_Scotland wrote:FFS get Russell off

If we’re expecting Horne to turn things around from 10 we might as well pack up now

Russell makes so many mistakes, I never get why people rate him so highly tbh.

Russell having a nightmare of a game. 

20-0 = goodnight Scotland. Massively disappointing start for them.

He's pinging barclay for putting his hands on the floor first. Ref is right at that last one.

Ive said all along Scots flatter to deceive; they haven't addressed the basics at all and have tried to play 7s without dominating up front. It is beyond tactically naive to go wide so early when all you do is play into the Welsh blitz

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Russell makes so many mistakes, I never get why people rate him so highly tbh.

To be fair for a number of games he made very few mistakes

Get fresh legs on NOW. We can't keep going like this

Scotland for the big Porridge stirring device based on this

Glad I am busy most weekends. So cr so. No new dawn. Same old rubbish from us.

Let's wait another 10nyears. So disillusioned

A big shout out to Patchell as well, he was one under scrutiny but has put in a great performance today.

If Wales score again I'm turning off. It's just bloody typical of Scotland to get a pumping as soon as the pressures on

Halfpenny a rock defensively

RDW_Scotland wrote:

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Russell makes so many mistakes, I never get why people rate him so highly tbh.

To be fair for a number of games he made very few mistakes

Seems like he's saved them up for this game. Int rugby is a step up, Russell is just a bit flaky for my liking.

Massively underwhelmed with Scotland, they've offered very little. Wales have hardly got out of 2nd gear.

Really hoped for a Scottish win too, at least the scrum has went well.

Silly stuff from Patch, we've wasted a few good opportunities now. Also, Cory Hill has played well I feel, bit of an extra flanker .

Wales about 3 m offside every time.

Now gone into good old Scottish Benny Hill mode. Yay

Cory hill and watson have both been great. Out of those 2 for motm so far.

This is killing me. Had to take my son to soft play after 20 mins of the game. I know, I know! Got some score updates and 606v2, but my nerves are jangling like you wouldn't believe! Still think Wales need a bigger cushion.

Wales look completely different. Kudos to Gatland et co but these changes were long overdue I think

Whatever people say I always thought Barclay was a crap captain. No control at all and gets on the wrong side of refs all the time.

As he goes off.

We playing basketball Russell?

The Oracle wrote:Still think Wales need a bigger cushion.

You can tell you're not watching.

No 7&1/2 wrote:Cory hill and watson have both been great. Out of those 2 for motm so far.

Both have been very good but for me its Navidi for MoTM so far.

Great game, Wales certainly deserve the lead. Thought it would be more of a closer game than it is.

Anyone having doubts over hoggs defence though these days I have to admit I don't see it.

Was de dpreez actually playing

He's been good at targeting he balls to go for with a couple of ey ones in the 1st half billy.

Unlucky there like should be a pen to scotland for a high.

Utter dominance by the Welsh. Scotland heading for a niling.

Wales are being Wales, playing occasionally well then fluffing it up near the try line.

Price and Russell have blown this game for Scotland....absolute gash from both of them.

Wales haven't had to do anything, just defend and wait for Scotland to throw the inevitable speculative pass or simply kick the ball straight to them.

Disappointing first game...I hope France turn up.

All far too easy. This could get messy!

Lovely finish

Yes!

Andy Henderson. Greame Morrison. Dan Parks. Come back. All is forgiven

Wouldn't be surprised go see Halfpenny get MOTM now. Two tries, nailed his kicks and mopped up quite a few loose balls.

F**k this $h!t I'm out. Cannot watch another minute. For the third year in a row any hope of a rugby rennaisance in Scotland has gone