Wales
23 - 26
Scotland
21 Feb 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 3
Principality Stadium
Wales vs Scotland head to head
Scotland triumphed over Wales with a narrow 26-23 victory at the Principality Stadium. The match began with Wales taking an early lead, thanks to a try from Rhys Carre, converted by Sam Costelow. However, a yellow card for Joe Hawkins hampered Wales' momentum, allowing Scotland's Kyle Steyn to score shortly after. Finn Russell's impressive performance saw him score a try and convert two, contributing significantly to Scotland's comeback. Despite a strong effort from Wales, including a try from Josh Adams, they struggled to regain control in the second half. Darcy Graham and George Turner added vital tries for Scotland, sealing their victory. The result marked Scotland's second consecutive win over Wales in the Six Nations.
Weather
Temperature: 11.9°C (Feels like 5.4°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 25.1 km/h, gusting to 49.0 km/h Humidity: 89% Cloud Cover: 99%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
-
2'
Substitution
Blair Murray on for Gabriel Hamer-Webb · Wales
-
4'
Yellow Card
Joe Hawkins · Wales
-
9'
5 - 0
Try
Rhys Carre · Wales
-
9'
7 - 0
Conversion
Sam Costelow · Wales
-
9'
Substitution
James Botham on for Taine Plumtree · Wales
-
9'
Substitution
Gabriel Hamer-Webb on for Blair Murray · Wales
-
13'
7 - 5
Try
Kyle Steyn · Scotland
-
14'
Yellow Card Complete
Joe Hawkins · Wales
-
18'
12 - 5
Try
Josh Adams · Wales
-
19'
14 - 5
Conversion
Sam Costelow · Wales
-
30'
17 - 5
Penalty
Sam Costelow · Wales
-
34'
Substitution
Pierre Schoeman on for Nathan McBeth · Scotland
-
34'
Substitution
Josh Bayliss on for Max Williamson · Scotland
- Halftime 17 - 5
- Second Half
-
43'
Substitution
Nicky Smith on for Rhys Carre · Wales
-
47'
20 - 5
Penalty
Sam Costelow · Wales
-
50'
Substitution
Archie Griffin on for Tomas Francis · Wales
-
53'
20 - 10
Try
Finn Russell · Scotland
-
54'
20 - 12
Conversion
Finn Russell · Scotland
-
55'
Substitution
Ryan Elias on for Dewi Lake · Wales
-
55'
Substitution
Jarrod Evans on for Sam Costelow · Wales
-
55'
Substitution
George Turner on for Dave Cherry · Scotland
-
55'
Substitution
Darcy Graham on for Zander Fagerson · Scotland
-
55'
Substitution
Elliot Millar-Mills on for Ben White · Scotland
-
57'
23 - 17
Penalty
Jarrod Evans · Wales
-
57'
20 - 17
Try
Darcy Graham · Scotland
-
58'
23 - 19
Conversion
Finn Russell · Scotland
-
61'
Substitution
Blair Murray on for Gabriel Hamer-Webb · Wales
-
66'
Substitution
Grant Gilchrist on for Scott Cummings · Scotland
-
66'
Substitution
Tom Jordan on for Huw Jones · Scotland
-
74'
23 - 26
Try
George Turner · Scotland
-
74'
23 - 21
Conversion
Finn Russell · Scotland
-
76'
Substitution
Freddie Thomas on for Dafydd Jenkins · Wales
- Fulltime 23 - 26
Player ratings
Wales
- 15 Louis Rees-Zammit 5.8
- 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 5.9
- 13 Eddie James 6.4
- 12 Joe Hawkins 5.1
- 11 Josh Adams 6.9
- 10 Sam Costelow 7.0
- 9 Tomos Williams 6.4
- 1 Rhys Carre 6.9
- 2 Dewi Lake 7.9
- 3 Tomas Francis 6.3
- 4 Dafydd Jenkins 7.6
- 5 Ben Carter 7.1
- 6 Taine Plumtree –
- 7 Alex Mann 7.2
- 8 Aaron Wainwright 7.8
- 16 Ryan Elias 6.5
- 17 Nicky Smith 7.2
- 18 Archie Griffin 6.2
- 19 Freddie Thomas –
- 20 James Botham 6.8
- 21 Kieran Hardy –
- 22 Jarrod Evans 5.7
- 23 Blair Murray 6.1
Scotland
- 15 Blair Kinghorn 7.9
- 14 Kyle Steyn 9.5
- 13 Huw Jones 7.3
- 12 Sione Tuipulotu 7.3
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe 7.2
- 10 Finn Russell 7.7
- 9 Ben White 6.8
- 1 Nathan McBeth 6.7
- 2 Dave Cherry 6.2
- 3 Zander Fagerson 7.6
- 4 Max Williamson 6.1
- 5 Scott Cummings 6.4
- 6 Gregor Brown 6.6
- 7 Rory Darge 7.9
- 8 Matt Fagerson 6.9
- 16 George Turner 7.0
- 17 Pierre Schoeman 7.2
- 18 Elliot Millar-Mills 6.9
- 19 Grant Gilchrist 6.3
- 20 Josh Bayliss 7.2
- 21 George Horne –
- 22 Tom Jordan 6.1
- 23 Darcy Graham 7.5