Six Nations Preview: Scotland vs Wales

Scotland will be looking to finally back up an opening-weekend Six Nations win when they welcome Warren Gatland's Wales to Murrayfield on Saturday.

While Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup by beating England at Twickenham, Wales’ 34-10 loss to Ireland was their heaviest Six Nations home defeat since 2001.

Scotland and Wales have contested a total of 128 rugby test matches since their first meeting in 1883. Wales have won 75 of those matches, whilst Scotland have won 50 matches. There have also been three drawn matches between the two nations.

While Scotland averaged more points per visit to the 22 than any other side last weekend, Wales were at the opposite end of the scale with comfortably the worst average - 0.91 points per entry, whereas every other team averaged over two.

Wales are currently on a run of just two wins in their last 11 matches since beating Scotland in this fixture last year, but they recovered from a similar run - three wins from 12 - to win the Six Nations in 2021, and with the most successful coach in the competition's history now back at the helm, fans will be hoping for a similarly remarkable turnaround starting this weekend.