The Scotland vs Wales player ratings as Wales edged out 14-man Scotland 25-24 at Murrayfield to maintain their 100% start to their Six Nations campaign.
Tries from Darcy Graham and captain Stuart Hogg had given Gregor Townsend's side a comfortable 17-8 lead at the break.
But a frantic seven minutes saw a Scotland try ruled out and Zander Fagerson dismissed while the visitors went over twice to swing the momentum.
A Wyn Jones try was bookended by two from player of the match Louis Rees-Zammit, with the second proving to be the match-winning try.
Scotland fought to the end but their hopes were dashed in stoppage time as Hogg failed to hold onto Duhan van der Merwe’s desperate last charge.
Scroll down for our Scotland vs Wales player ratings.
STATS ZONE
- Most tackles: Taulupe Faletau (Wales) - 17
- Most missed tackles: Aaron Wainwright (Wales) - 2
- Most carries: Matt Fagerson (Scotland) - 8
- Most metres: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - 83
- Most defenders beaten: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - 6
- Penalties conceded: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) - 4
- Turnovers conceded: Nick Tompkins (Wales) - 2
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Scotland vs Wales player ratings:
Scotland: Stuart Hogg (capt) 8; Darcy Graham 7, Chris Harris 6, James Lang 6, Duhan van der Merwe 6; Finn Russell 6, Ali Price 7; Rory Sutherland 7, George Turner 5, Zander Fagerson 5; Scott Cummings 6, Jonny Gray 7; Blade Thomson 5, Hamish Watson 6, Matt Fagerson 7
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny 6; Louis Rees-Zammit 9, Owen Watkin 6, Nick Tompkins 5, Liam Williams 7; Dan Biggar 5, Gareth Davies 6; Wyn Jones 8, Ken Owens 6, Tomas Francis 6; Adam Beard 6, Alun Wyn Jones (capt) 6; Aaron Wainwright 5.5, Justin Tipuric 7, Taulupe Faletau 7
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5. STUART HOGG – SCOTLAND – 11.6 SECONDS (100M)
Hogg broke Glasgow's club record by hitting a top speed of 36.8kmh (just under 23mph) in training. In contrast, the Greater Roadrunner bird can only hit 20mph, while, back in the human realm, the top speed ever clocked by Usain Bolt was 27.8mph in the Berlin World Championships of 2009 when he set the still-standing 100m record of 9.58 seconds.
DID YOU KNOW? His father, John, played as a championship winning full-back for Hawick before becoming a rugby referee and his brother, Graham, played for Scotland 7s in the IRB Sevens World Series as well as representing Scotland at three different age grades
4. JACOB STOCKDALE – Ireland – 11.35 SECONDS (100M)
In March 2018, Stockdale received the 2018 Six Nations Player of the Tournament Award after setting a try-scoring record of 7 as Ireland claimed the title and won their first Grand Slam since the 2009 victory. Unplayable on his day, he has plenty of gas.
DID YOU KNOW? Stockdale is a Christian (his father is a Presbyterian minister), and prays before each game
3. ANTHONY WATSON - England - 11.2 SECONDS (100m)
Once ran a 100 metres in 11.2 seconds at a school sports day and his raw pace saw the 21-year-old have a trial for Premier League giants Chelsea. Helped England Under-20s beat Wales in the final of the 2013 Junior World Cup before making the step up to the Test side.
DID YOU KNOW? Watson played for England in the 2011 under 20s 6 Nations Championship at the age of 17
2. Louis Rees-Zammit – Wales – 11.1 SECONDS (100M)
The exciting Gloucester youngster has been timed at 11.1 seconds, having frequently shown defenders a clean pair of heels with his thrilling try exploits in the English Premiership.
DID YOU KNOW? The youngster began his youth career with Cardiff Blues before joining Gloucester
1. JONNY MAY – England – 10.71 SECONDS (100M)
The speedster clocked 10.71 for the 100 metres. With a strong argument to be England’s quickest wide man ever, May is gradually improving his finishing prowess and is now arguably the first name on the teamsheet for head coach Eddie Jones.
DID YOU KNOW? In 2020, May became England's second highest try scorer alongside Will Greenwood and Ben Cohen with 31 test tries
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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