In his 100th match for his country, Dan Biggar produced a magnificent display to inspire Wales to victory over formidable Scotland.
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Wales bounced back from a poor opening round to claim victory in Cardiff and reignite their Six Nations campaign.
In a game that went right down to the wire, Wales will be overjoyed to have come away with a 20-17 victory.
In the opening few minutes, the visitors had the bulk of territory and possession. Scotland, however, couldn’t get over the line and were made to pay for it as Wales struck back with two penalties to take an early 6-0 lead.
Electric wing Darcy Graham hit back for Scotland as he powered over in the corner after a period of sustained pressure. It signalled a shift in momentum and two further penalties off the boot of Finn Russell put Scotland into the ascendency leading 6-11.
Russell and Biggar exchanged further penalties in the first half as the balance of the game moved one way and then the other. It took until the end of the first 40 for Wales to cross the tryline and level the scores at 14-14 after Thomas Francis bundled over from the back of a driving maul.
A cagey and low-scoring second half had the appearance of a grudge match. Both sides produced efforts of herculean defence and it took a moment of madness from Scottish pivot Finn Russell to give Wales an opportunity to seize the game.
Russell’s attempted intercept was deemed to be a deliberate knock-down and after he was sent to the sin bin, Wales eventually took the lead through a smartly taken drop goal by Biggar.
The Scots launched a final assault as the clock ticked into the red but it proved to be insufficient as Wales held on to win 20-17.
