Scotland 35-29 Wales report

Mark Atkinson reports from Scotland’s 35-29 Six Nations win over Wales at Murrayfield.

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00:00Scotland have rediscovered the winning touch here at Murrayfield.

00:05They've defeated Wales by 35 points to 29 on Matchday 4 of the Six Nations.

00:12Blistering first half display from Ricard Henderson's men.

00:16Throwing four tries to choke up a 20 point lead over the Welsh.

00:20Finn Russell in impervious and creative form tries from Blair Kinghorn.

00:25A double for Tom Jordan, his first for Scotland colours.

00:28And the returning Darcy Graham also got under Scorsese.

00:31It looked like Scotland were going to go on and choke up a really resounding victory

00:35when they got a fifth try through Kinghorn not long after the restart.

00:38But credit to Wales who looked pretty disconsolate in the first period.

00:42They showed fortitude and grit to come back.

00:45Unfortunate of a grandstand finish, Scotland took their foot off the pedal

00:49according to Captain Russell, to allow Wales to get a bonus point themselves

00:53and choke the deficit down to six.

00:56It means Scotland go to Paris next weekend looking to spoil the party.

01:00The French are desperate to win the Six Nations and they've choked up their own

01:04emphatic and statement-defining win in Dublin over the Irish earlier in the day.

01:09Which means that they have got all the aces going into the final round of fixtures.

01:14If they beat Scotland at the Stade de France,

01:17next time tonight they'll be the Six Nations champions.

01:20Some positives for Scotland in terms of how they performed in an attacking sense.

01:24Some negatives in the way that Wales back into the proceedings here at Murrayfield.

01:29After an entertaining match in the Six Nations, Scotland won by 35 points to 29.