Scotland v Wales LIVE rugby: Six Nations 2023 score and result as Finn Russell masterclass leads to record win

Scotland 35-7 Wales: Finn Russell’s inspirational performance leads Scotland to a record home win over Wales

Six Nations week one round-up: England struggle as Ireland make statement

Finn Russell ran the show as Scotland blitzed Wales 35-7 at Murrayfield to kick off a Six Nations campaign with back-to-back victories for the first time.

The Racing 92 stand-off was at his magnificent best as he laid three of his side’s five tries on a plate for his team-mates and was also heavily involved in another.

Wales, who had won on six of their previous seven visits to Edinburgh, made things tough for Gregor Townsend’s team in the first half, but it was one-way traffic after the break as the hosts notched 22 points without reply to back up their Calcutta Cup victory in style and claim the Doddie Weir Cup.

Relive the Six Nations clash below:

Scotland vs Wales - Six Nations updates

• Scotland thrash Wales 35-7 in Round 2 of the 2023 Six Nations
• Finn Russell inspires the Scots to a record home win over Wales to thrust themselves into title contention
• Ireland beat France earlier in Round 2 as best two teams in the world play out thriller
• FULL-TIME! Scotland 35-7 Wales
• 78’ - TRY! Another Russell assist as Fagerson goes over (SCO 35-7 WAL)
• 71’ - TRY! Kinghorn finishes off great team move including Russell kick and Van Der Merwe overhand pass (SCO 30-7 WAL)
• 58’ - TRY! Steyn socres second try after catching Russell’s cross-field kick (SCO 25-7 WAL)
• 51’ - TRY! Magic Russell offload frees Steyn for the score in the corner (SCO 20-7 WAL)
• 35’ - TRY! Owens rumbles over from a maul after Turner sin-bin (SCO 13-7 WAL)
• 30’ - TRY! Turner powers over off the back of a maul (SCO 13-0 WAL)
• 15’ - PENALTY! Russell chips a second penalty as Scotland turn possession into points (SCO 6-0 WAL)

[11 February 2023 17:04 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! SCOTLAND 6-0 Wales (Finn Russell penalty, 15 minutes)

Two from two from the tee for Finn Russell.

[11 February 2023 17:03 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 3-0 Wales, 14 minutes

Wales are going to go hard at the breakdown, but haven’t qutie got their detail right so far. Tommy Reffell is perhaps harshly done by as referee Andrew Brace picks him up for a failure to show a clear release - I’m not sure what more the openside could have done there with what looks a legal jackal, but Brace is certain in his call, and Reffell accepting of it.

[11 February 2023 17:02 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 3-0 Wales, 12 minutes

Wales have kicked plenty so far, Dan Biggar first going long and then Liam Williams trying to contest an up-and-under. Scotland look secure aerially, though, and Finn Russell produces an excellent kick beyond Rio Dyer, forcing the young wing to turn.

Eek, that’s not a great pass - Dyer fires wildly towards Biggar, who can’t snare it at the first attempt and is thus forced to hack a hurried kick into touch on the fringes of his own 22.

Stuart Hogg has a bloody lip and will be seen to; Blair Kinghorn on, for now, at full back for Scotland as they assemble from a good attacking platform.

[11 February 2023 17:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 3-0 Wales, 11 minutes

Pierre Schoeman snatches the ball from Welsh hands in contact, ripping the ball up into his enormous chest and then sending White on. White tries to free Duhan van der Merwe as Welsh klaxons sound, but a hand gets in the way of the pass and knocks the ball into touch.

[11 February 2023 16:59 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 3-0 Wales, 10 minutes

A loose ball worked in Ben White’s favour for the scrum-half’s score against England last week, but a spill from a ruck puts him under pressure here, with White quick of both thought and foot to extricate himself from a tricky spot.

[11 February 2023 16:58 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! SCOTLAND 3-0 Wales (Finn Russell penalty, 9 minutes)

Simple for Finn Russell from the tee. I reckon that might have been called back for a forward pass had Huw Jones gone over, but Scotland have shown their threat already.

[11 February 2023 16:57 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-0 Wales, 7 minutes

Was that pass forward? It matters not for now as Huw Jones goes racing away! A subtle little drop-off at the line from Sione Tuipulotu to free his centre partner and Scotland pour through.

Jones can’t connect with his support but the hosts reload, Finn Russell lifting across for Kyle Steyn and catching a Welshman offside. Steyn pops back infield to Jamie Ritchie, but Scotland then infringe themselves.

[11 February 2023 16:54 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-0 Wales, 6 minutes

Much more like it from the two sets of eight, Wales perhaps with a hint of a nudge but Scotland able to play away. Finn Russell calls for it on the blindside and tries to stab ahead, but can’t thread between Welsh legs. Scotland’s lineout.

[11 February 2023 16:54 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-0 Wales, 5 minutes

The first tangling of the heavy mobs doesn’t augur well, the scrum going down immediately on the first attempt at setting it, and Scotland then free kicked for putting weight on too soon.

They’ll get a go to right their wrongs as Dan Biggar’s up-and-under is knocked on by Welsh hands.

[11 February 2023 16:52 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-0 Wales, 4 minutes

Not the start that Ken Owens would have wanted. Christ Tshiunza takes uncontested at the front, but his reach to his left rather betrays an askew throw. Scotland will have the scrum feed.