{"id":49847,"date":"2021-02-12T11:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T11:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=49847"},"modified":"2021-02-12T15:37:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:37:44","slug":"six-nations-wales-v-scotland-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/12\/six-nations-wales-v-scotland-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Nations: Wales v Scotland Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can Pivac&#8217;s men face the pressure and seek revenge for their autumn defeat?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>THOSE who have watched Welsh rugby over the years &#8211; if they were honest &#8211; would not believe that Wales were Grand Slam champions two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should Wales lose to Scotland on Saturday, their championship hopes will certainly be over. Instead, they would be assured of finishing in a similar position at the end of last year\u2019s tournament.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they would have failed to get revenge for their defeat by Scotland in the Autumn Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the history books being in their favour, can Wales face the pressure and seek revenge against the Scots in Round Two?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\uddeb\ud835\udde9 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddec\ud835\udde0\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde8: Our team for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOvWAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SCOvWAL<\/a> <br><br>\u204d Uncapped Halaholo on the bench \u27a2 Wainwright at blindside \u27a2 Williams at wing \u27a2 Davies at nine<br><br>\u204d \ud835\ude1b\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2e\ud835\ude31\ud835\ude2c\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude34 \ud835\ude22 \ud835\ude1e\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude35\ud835\ude2c\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude2f \ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude38&#39;\ud835\ude33 \ud835\ude25\ud835\ude25\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude38\ud835\ude25 \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude38\ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude25\ud835\ude25 \ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude28 \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude28\ud835\ude29\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2d \ud835\ude3a \ud835\ude24\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude26<br><br>\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HWFN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HWFN<\/a> \u244a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GuinnessSixNations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GuinnessSixNations<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1DlYQLWfLv\">pic.twitter.com\/1DlYQLWfLv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Rugby Union \ud83c\udfc9 (@WelshRugbyUnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelshRugbyUnion\/status\/1359834577729118211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales\u2019 victory over a 14-man Irish squad was a thriller, but it wasn\u2019t pretty. At times it was a strange and scrappy game to watch, with Wales making their usual frustrating line out calls and simple errors during the first-half. Big changes are needed for the Welsh side to sort out this pressing and ongoing issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was very difficult to get our hands on the ball and the possession and territory stats showed that right away,\u201d said head coach Pivac.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We talked about that at half-time and the third 20 minutes were a lot better and we managed to claw our way back into the game and get two scores ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/PIVAC-edit-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Head Coach Wayne Pivac (Credit: Welsh Rugby Union) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a positive note, there were notable performances from George North and Louis Rees-Zammit, who both produced fine second-half tries. Leigh Halfpenny made it into the history books as the sixth top overall points scorer in Six Nations history. Now, that is something to celebrate about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-Ireland, Wales\u2019 raft of injuries cannot go unnoticed. Dan Lydiate, Johnny Williams, Hallam Amos and Tomos Williams are all officially ruled out for the Murrayfield game. George North took a knock to the eye and has also been excluded from the match.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make matters worse, both Nick Tompkins and Josh Macleod are also unavailable due to injury.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, James Botham, Lloyd Williams and an uncapped Willis Halaholo have both been recently added to the team ahead of Saturday\u2019s game. Welsh fans will also be relieved to hear that Liam Williams has been added back into the squad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc10\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc03 \ud835\udc14\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc04: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiff_blues?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardiff_blues<\/a> trio James Botham, Willis Halaholo and Lloyd Williams called into Wales&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GuinnessSixNations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GuinnessSixNations<\/a> squad: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OPfcrcKbVo\">https:\/\/t.co\/OPfcrcKbVo<\/a><br>\u2800<br>\ud835\ude0a\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude30 \ud835\ude2e\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude38\ud835\ude33 \ud835\ude2a&#39;\ud835\ude33 \ud835\ude28\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude27\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2f \ud835\ude2a&#39;\ud835\ude33 \ud835\ude35\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude38\ud835\ude25 \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oPKk1ZG1aY\">pic.twitter.com\/oPKk1ZG1aY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Rugby Union \ud83c\udfc9 (@WelshRugbyUnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelshRugbyUnion\/status\/1359464643668946944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was very important we got a win, we&#8217;ve now got to re-focus as we&#8217;ve got a six-day turnaround before facing a very confident and very strong Scotland squad, to go and play in their backyard,\u201d said Pivac after Sunday\u2019s victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scotland produced a rousing win against England for the first time at Twickenham in 38 years. However, that also came at a price. Scotland have their own injury issues with Redpath, Ritchie and Maitland all being lost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Wales lose, it would mean five consecutive wins in the tournament for the first time since 1984 for Scotland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is for all our fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A4VMF55v7n\">pic.twitter.com\/A4VMF55v7n<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scotlandteam\/status\/1358126432002654209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can Wales face the pressure and get two wins out of two? Pivac\u2019s men will be hungry to get a second victory on Saturday, no doubt. With Scotland going into Saturday\u2019s game with a spring in their step, this is sure to be one hell of a spectacle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales v Scotland match statistics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Wales have won 14 of their last 17 Six Nations meetings against Scotland.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Wales\u2019 largest winning margin was in 2014 when they beat Scotland 51-3 in Cardiff.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Scotland\u2019s 14-10 victory last year in Llanelli was their first win away against Wales since 2002, and the first time since 1996 that they\u2019ve won three straight Championship games.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Gregor Townsend\u2019s men will be aiming to record back-to-back wins against Wales in the Six Nations for the first time since 2002\/2003.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Scotland and Wales have played each other since 1883 and a total of 126 matches have been played, with Wales winning 73 games.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wales full team:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leigh Halfpenny; Louis Rees-Zammit, Nick Tompkins, Owen Watkin, Liam Williams; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies, Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Aaron Wainwright, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Replacements<\/em>: Elliot Dee, Rhodri Jones, Leon Brown, Will Rowlands, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Callum Sheedy, Willis Halaholo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scotland full team:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuart Hogg (capt), Darcy Graham, Chris Harris, James Lang, Duhan Van der Merwe, Finn Russell, Ali Price; Rory Sutherland, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Jonny Gray, Blade Thomson, Hamish Watson, Matt Fagerson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Replacements:<\/em> David Cherry, Oli Kebble, WP Nel, Ritchie Gray, Gary Graham, Scott Steele, Jaco Van der Walt, Huw Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>KO: Saturday 13th February (16:45) BT Murrayfield Stadium <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Cardiff Six Nations Spotlight: EP1: Can Wales beat Scotland in Round Two? by CardiffJomec\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F984172057&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1200&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Cardiff Six Nations Spotlight: EP1: Can Wales beat Scotland in Round Two? by CardiffJomec\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F984172057&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1200&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Pivac&#8217;s men face the pressure and seek revenge for their autumn defeat?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":543,"featured_media":49765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,151,4,439],"tags":[1167,328,332,1168,243],"coauthors":[6731],"class_list":["post-49847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-rugby","category-sport","category-diary","tag-scotland-rugby","tag-six-nations","tag-wales-rugby","tag-wales-v-scotland","tag-wayne-pivac"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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