EDINBURGH: Richard Hibbard scored his first Test try as defending Six Nations champions Wales maintained their title bid with a 28-18 victory over Scotland at a cold, blustery and wet Murrayfield yesterday.
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny kicked the remainder of Wales’s points, landing eight out of 11 goal-kicks.
Scrum-half Greig Laidlaw kicked all of Scotland’s points, as he did in the hosts preceding 12-8 win over Ireland, with six penalties in a match dominated by the whistle of South African referee Craig Joubert. This win meant Wales had won five successive away Championship matches for the first time in their history and was their sixth in a row in the tournament over Scotland.
It also set up a title showdown with England, who continue their Grand Slam quest against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday, in Cardiff next week.
“Absolutely brilliant. We are on decent streak now. We knew it would be tough at Murrayfield and we are delighted we got the win today,” said Welsh flanker Sam Warburton.
“We have a fantastic squad and are very competitive. We have 24 hours to relax and we can start thinking about England on Monday.”
Scotland made two changes to the side that, despite conceding more than 70 percent territory and possession, beat Ireland. AFP
