Scotland's fast start sinks Wales despite late fightback in Six Nations clash

The result was effectively confirmed at the break as Tom Jordan's double and further scores by Blair Kinghorn and Darcy Graham moved Scotland 28-8 ahead going into the second half.

Blair Murray responded for the visitors in the opening period, while Ben Thomas, Teddy Williams and Max Llewellyn also touched down in the second half to rescue two bonus points, but Blair Kinghorn sealed his brace to make sure of a victory for the hosts.

Matt Sherratt's men were ripped apart time and time again, with the opening try showing just how fallible this team still is as Kinghorn shrugged off a couple of tackles to touch down.

Scotland's second try came via a sweeping move from right to left that saw Duhan van der Merwe send Huw Jones free down the left. The centre then drew the final defender and sent Jordan over the line to open up a 14-3 lead.

Wales' only real bright spark was New Zealand-born Murray and the livewire back latched on to Gareth Anscombe's smart chip kick to get them back in the contest.

However, that Welsh delight was only brief as the Scots reasserted their authority and went over for the third time. On this occasion it was Graham who scored but the wing was indebted to Finn Russell after the fly-half dummied and sent him through a hole to touch down.

A fourth try - and thus the bonus point - was soon forthcoming when Jordan completed his brace for a 20-point lead at the break.

Although Wales mounted a remarkable comeback last year and almost snatched an unlikely win, Scotland effectively had the game wrapped up six minutes into the second period.

Townsend's team once again dominated the physical exchanges and stressed Wales' defence, which opened the space for Kinghorn to race through a large gap and cross the whitewash.

To Wales' credit, however, they continued to work hard and they got their reward in the final quarter with two tries for Thomas and Teddy Williams.

It could have been a third in quick succession when Taulupe Faletau touched down - which certainly would have made Scotland fans nervous - but it was controversially ruled out for Murray jumping over a tackle in the build-up.

That ended any faint hopes of a fightback, although the Welshmen did get a final score with the clock in the red when Llewellyn crossed, giving them two bonus points.

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