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Wales hold on to beat Scotland in Six Nations thriller




Wales have made two wins from two by beating Scotland 25-24 this evening.

In an action packed game at Murrayfield, it was the Welsh who kept their Grand Slam dreams on track despite a very strong showing from the Scots.

Scotland who will look back and wonder how the game slipped from their grasp, were beaten by a resilient Wales team who took full advantage after Scotland went down to 14 men on the 53rd minute.

Despite going down to 14 Scotland made a strong game of it, but ultimately Wales proved to strong and scored 4 tries to secure a bonus point win.

Scores as follows:

Scotland 24

Tries: Graham (17), Hogg (24,64)
Conversions: Russell (18,25,65)
Penalties: Russell (10)

Wales 25

Tries: Rees-Zammit (37,68), Williams (50), Jones (55)
Conversions: Sheedy (51)
Penalties: Halfpenny (7)

 

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