STATS & FACTS: Wales vs. Scotland

STATS & FACTS: Wales vs. Scotland

18 Stats and facts ahead of this weekend's clash between Wales and Scotland.

1. The two sides will contest the ‘Doddie Weir Cup’ as they honour the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions player diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and support his inspiring work to raise funds for MND research.

2. This week the Welsh Rugby Union and Scottish Rugby committed to donating a joint six-figure sum from the proceeds of the game.




3. Just four players return to Scotland’s starting line-up from the Summer Test win over Argentina (44-15) in Resistencia in June.

4. Edinburgh back Darcy Graham earns his first appearance in a Scotland match-day 23 and could make his debut if called upon from the bench. 


5. Eight Lions in total have been named in Wales line-up for the clash.

6. Wales won the last encounter between these two sides 34-7.

7. Scotland have won 49 of their previous 123 Tests against Wales (D3 L71), only against Ireland (W67) have they recorded a half-century of victories in Test rugby.

8. This will be the first ever meeting between Scotland and Wales to take place in November and it will be their first clash outside of the Six Nations since a Rugby World Cup warm up match in August 2003.

9. Wales won 23-9 that day with Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend starting at fly half for the visitors.

 

10. Scotland have won just one of their last 11 meetings with Wales (L10), that victory coming at Murrayfield in February 2017 with Scotland overturning a halftime deficit and scoring 20 unanswered second-half points.

 

11. Wales have won each of their last nine home games against Scotland, their last defeat coming in April 2002, in fact this remains their only loss to Scotland at the Principality Stadium since it opened in 1999 (W10 L1).

12. Wales have won their last five Test matches, they’ve not won six in a row since 2012, a run that included a victory over Scotland at the Principality Stadium.

13. Scotland have lost 30 of their last 32 Test matches away to their fellow Home Nations, including their last 13 in a row since beating Ireland at Croke Park in 2010.

14. Scotland have scored 28 tries in their eight games in 2018, five more than any other Six Nations side and eight more than Wales (4th most).

15. Wales’ Liam Williams has scored six tries in just four games in the Premiership this season, his ratio of one try every 45 minutes is the best rate of any player to cross the whitewash more than twice.

16. Scotland’s Adam Hastings has beaten the most defenders in the PRO14 this season (25), while only one player has assisted more tries than the Glasgow fly half (6; behind Jamison Gibson-Park - 7).

17. Scotland’s Finn Russell has made the most offloads of any back in the TOP 14 this season (14) and the second most overall behind former Glasgow teammate Leone Nakarawa (15); the Scottish playmaker has also made the most break assist passes in the league this season (9).

18. Principality Stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 74,500.

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