Dan Biggar’s pre-match comments have come back to bite him after a Finn Russell-inspired Scotland earned a record victory against Wales.
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A dominant performance in the second half led Scotland to secure their second bonus-point victory in the Six Nations competition as they defeated Wales 35-7 at Murrayfield.
Tries from George Turner, Kyle Steyn (2), and Blair Kinghorn, resulted in a comfortable win that puts them on equal footing with Ireland in the Six Nations table.
Prior to the game, Biggar said: “Scotland played well last week against England, but according to you guys [media] they are the best team around, aren’t they?
“We will have to see how they go on Saturday, see if they can back it up
“The pressure is all on them. They are red-hot favourites, best team in the tournament, so we will see how they go [on] Saturday.
“We don’t seem to get any credit, and other teams seem to get a lot of praise for probably not quite the success we’ve had, but that’s how it goes.
SOCIAL REACTION:
One fan wrote: “Hey Dan Biggar, how did we go…?”
A second commented: “Didn’t mind Biggar‘s comments pre-match too much because history in his side, but won’t deny it is a pretty sweet feeling to see him make little impact and taken off before the game is through”
Another said: “Someone check on Dan Biggar and his medals pls.”
“Has someone checked on poor Dan Biggar?” said a fourth.
A fifth said: “So on reflection, Dan Biggar was correct when he said Wales shouldn’t have bothered catching the plane.”
Scotland vs Wales player ratings:
Scotland:
15 Stuart Hogg – 6
14 Kyle Steyn – 8
13 Huw Jones – 7
12 Sione Tuipulotu – 7
11 Duhan van der Merwe – 8
10 Finn Russell – 9
9 Ben White – 6
8 Matt Fagerson – 8
7 Luke Crosbie – 6
6 Jamie Ritchie – 8
5 Grant Gilchrist – 7
4 Richie Gray – 7
3 Zander Fagerson -7
2 George Turner – 8
1 Pierre Schoeman – 7