Scotland 35 - 29 Wales

Full time

08 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 4

Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Scotland triumphed over Wales with a final score of 35-29 in a thrilling encounter at Murrayfield. The home side started strong, with Blair Kinghorn scoring an early try, followed by Tom Jordan adding another shortly after. Finn Russell was instrumental, converting all four tries in the first half, helping Scotland to a 28-10 lead at halftime. Wales fought back after the break, with Ben Thomas and Teddy Williams scoring tries, narrowing the deficit. Despite Wales' efforts and a late try from Max Llewellyn, Scotland held their nerve. Russell's consistent kicking proved crucial in maintaining Scotland's lead throughout the match. Ultimately, Scotland's early dominance and Russell's precision secured their victory in a high-paced contest.

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Weather

Temperature: 13.6°C (Feels like 13.9°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 9.4 km/h, gusting to 17.6 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 22%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Gareth Anscombe · Wales

0 - 3
4'

Try

Blair Kinghorn · Scotland

5 - 3
5'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

7 - 3
9'

Substitution

Joe Roberts on for Tom Rogers · Wales
10'

Try

Tom Jordan · Scotland

12 - 3
11'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

14 - 3
23'

Try

Blair Murray · Wales

14 - 8
26'

Try

Darcy Graham · Scotland

19 - 8
27'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

21 - 8
30'

Yellow Card

WillGriff John · Wales
32'

Try

Tom Jordan · Scotland

26 - 8
33'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

28 - 8
35'

Substitution

Keiron Assiratti on for Tommy Reffell · Wales
35'

Substitution

Matt Fagerson on for Rory Darge · Scotland
40'

Substitution

Tommy Reffell on for Keiron Assiratti · Wales
Halftime 28 - 8
Second Half
40'

Yellow Card Complete

WillGriff John · Wales
45'

Substitution

Dewi Lake on for Elliot Dee · Wales
45'

Substitution

Keiron Assiratti on for WillGriff John · Wales
45'

Substitution

Aaron Wainwright on for Tommy Reffell · Wales
47'

Try

Blair Kinghorn · Scotland

33 - 8
48'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

35 - 8
55'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Dave Cherry · Scotland
55'

Substitution

George Horne on for Ben White · Scotland
55'

Substitution

Gareth Thomas on for Nicky Smith · Wales
55'

Substitution

Jarrod Evans on for Gareth Anscombe · Wales
60'

Try

Ben Thomas · Wales

35 - 13
61'

Conversion

Jarrod Evans · Wales

35 - 15
61'

Substitution

Rory Sutherland on for Pierre Schoeman · Scotland
61'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Zander Fagerson · Scotland
61'

Substitution

Stafford McDowall on for Finn Russell · Scotland
62'

Substitution

Teddy Williams on for Will Rowlands · Wales
66'

Substitution

Gregor Brown on for Jonny Gray · Scotland
66'

Substitution

Kyle Rowe on for Darcy Graham · Scotland
67'

Try

Teddy Williams · Wales

35 - 20
68'

Conversion

Jarrod Evans · Wales

35 - 22
69'

Substitution

Rhodri Williams on for Tomos Williams · Wales
83'

Try

Max Llewellyn · Wales

35 - 29
83'

Conversion

Jarrod Evans · Wales

35 - 24
Fulltime 35 - 29

Player ratings

Scotland

15 Blair Kinghorn 10.0
14 Darcy Graham 8.5
13 Huw Jones 7.9
12 Tom Jordan 9.4
11 Duhan van der Merwe 7.8
10 Finn Russell 7.4
9 Ben White 6.5
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.1
2 Dave Cherry 7.7
3 Zander Fagerson 6.8
4 Jonny Gray 7.4
5 Grant Gilchrist 6.6
6 Jamie Ritchie 6.5
7 Rory Darge 6.5
8 Jack Dempsey 8.8
16 Ewan Ashman 7.1
17 Rory Sutherland 6.6
18 Will Hurd 6.2
19 Gregor Brown 6.6
20 Matt Fagerson 7.4
21 George Horne 7.2
22 Stafford McDowall 6.4
23 Kyle Rowe 5.9

Wales

15 Blair Murray 7.2
14 Tom Rogers –
13 Max Llewellyn 6.9
12 Ben Thomas 7.2
11 Ellis Mee 6.1
10 Gareth Anscombe 6.3
9 Tomos Williams 6.2
1 Nicky Smith 6.3
2 Elliot Dee 7.1
3 WillGriff John 5.1
4 Will Rowlands 6.1
5 Dafydd Jenkins 9.0
6 Jac Morgan 8.0
7 Tommy Reffell 6.4
8 Taulupe Faletau 8.4
16 Dewi Lake 7.2
17 Gareth Thomas 7.0
18 Keiron Assiratti 6.0
19 Teddy Williams 7.6
20 Aaron Wainwright 6.1
21 Rhodri Williams 6.8
22 Jarrod Evans 5.9
23 Joe Roberts 6.4