2024 Women's Autumn Tests

Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

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Our first consecutive wins over Wales since 2005! A dominant second half gives us a 40-14 victory.

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77

McGhie-in it laldy!

We’re in again!

The maul is collapsed short, and we work to the left where Scott finds McGhie for her fifth try and 13 caps. Nelson converts.

Scotland 40-7 Wales

79

Wales in the corner

Metcalfe evades the defence in the right corner and scores. Conversion is good.

Scotland 40-14 Wales

75

Unbelievable territory gain!

Smith steals the ball in midfield and Nelson punts downfield. Scott sprints with all her tenacity to get there and make a tackle, and Grant gets the jackal penalty.

We kick to the right corner.

74

Free kick

Lineout not straight and then a scrum infringement, and we kick to our 22 where Wales will throw in.

72

Offside

Another penalty against us in quick succession, this time for in front of the kicker. Wales kick to the left corner.

69

Double sub

Lana Skeldon and Chloe Rollie come off. Elis Martin and debutant Lucia Scott, who becomes cap number 240, come on.

71

Wales penalty

Clarke thinks she’s made an excellent ruck turnover, but it’s deemed she didn’t release.

Wales’ penalty doesn’t find touch, and Scotland clear.

67

THE TRIES ARE ROLLIE-ING IN NOW!

A 22nd international try for Rollie!

It comes from a moment of brilliance from Meryl Smith. Under pressure, she notices space on the left and dunts a soft kick into it. It bounces perfectly for Rollie, who steps inside two defenders to score under the posts. Nelson converts.

Scotland 33-7 Wales

69

HIA

Sarah Bonar goes off for a check. Eva Donaldson comes on.

63

Knock on

Orr tried to pass just as she was tackled, and it goes forward.

Wales scrum narrowly inside our half.

62

Konkel on

Jade Konkel comes on for Rachel Malcolm.

A few minutes ago, Louise McMillan replaced Fi McIntosh.

57

Another attack

Rollie intercepts in midfield and charges forward on a weaving run, she’s brought down and Smith kicks into the right corner.

61

Meryl-y she scores!

Gallagher and Rollie are both stopped inches short, but the aggressive line from Smith can’t be stopped and she crashes over. Nelson converts.

Scotland 26-7 Wales

58

Not straight

Scotland with another big platform, a scrum five metres out on the right.

59

Penalty

A penalty against Wales for going off their feet. A third final warning of the night for Wales.

We’ll take the scrum five metres out just left of the posts.

55

ROLLIE!!

We’re in for a third!

Wales get the free kick from the scrum and clear, but Orr and Grant run it up the right. Then Orr breaks down the left from Nelson’s well timed pass, and finds Rollie who just gets to the line as she falls. Nelson converts.

Scotland 19-5 Wales

53

Prop swaps

Belisle and Bartlett off for Anne Young and Elliann Clarke.

53

Chance goes begging

Smith through the middle, and Scotland batter at the line, but McGhie drops Rollie’s pass and Wales escape. A scrum for the visitors just outside their 5m line.

50

Kick battle; Scotland gain

Kicks from both teams, and Smith’s boot comes to a halt inches from Wales’ line. They find touch just outside their 22, a big net gain in territory for Scotland.

49

Brebner-Holden debut

Leia Brebner-Holden becomes Scotland cap number 239, coming on for Mairi McDonald.

47

And another

And another one. This time we’re just inside our half with the lineout.

47

Scotland penalty

This time it IS our penalty. We clear up to around 30m from our line.

42

FRAN FRAN AS FAST AS SHE CAN!!!

An early second half try!

A ruck turnover from Skeldon, Orr hacked through and McGhie was fastest to the loose ball, hacking it on once more and diving on it over the line. Nelson’s conversion is good.

Scotland 12-7 Wales

45

Penalty turned over

Wales penalised at the ruck by the referee, but the decision is overturned by the touch judge and Wales get the penalty.

They kick down the left to the edge of our 22.

41

Back underway!

COME ON SCOTLAND!

HT

Teams back on the pitch

Can Scotland turn this one around?

HT

Half time

Wales hold a narrow lead at the break.

38

Scotland turnover

Wales break down the left but Rollie recovers well, and the visitors go off their feet defending the ruck.

We kick down to Wales’ 10.

35

Not rolling

Scotland pinged again. Wales lineout just inside our half.

40

Welsh knock on

Wales steal the lineout and find touch on our 10, then nearly steal the lineout but knock it on.

Our scrum on our 10m line.

34

No try

Malcolm deemed offside as she joined the maul. Wales penalty.

They exit, if you can call it that, to 15 metres from their line.

34

Lana Skeldon maul try?

It wouldn’t be yet another Skeldon maul try would it? The referee thinks so!

The decision on-field was try, but we’re going to the TMO…

33

ANOTHER penalty

Maul infringement. A second final warning for Wales. The ball kicked into the right corner again.

32

Another penalty

Several penalties against Wales in the last five minutes. This one is kicked into the right corner.

30

Held up again

Scotland get the maul going and then Smith goes over, but it’s once more held up and Wales kick clear.

26

Wales steal

Scotland work right to left but Fi McIntosh brings it in and the jackal earns the penalty.

Wales kick the penalty to their 22.

30

No arms tackle

An illegal tackle from Wales leads to another penalty. We kick into the left corner.

28

Off feet

Wales kick clear and McGhie and Rollie run it back.

Wales counter ruck but they’re off their feet, and we kick a penalty to Wales’ 22.

24

Forwards earn the turnover

A messy Welsh ruck made messier by the booming collisions from Leah Bartlett and Christine Belisle as they pile in. There’s more forwards firing in behind them, and the referee decides the ball is unplayable and awards Scotland the scrum on halfway.

25

Gallagher gallops!

Gallagher comes thundering out the scrum and gets us way downfield, then Orr goes down the right. There’s an attempted Welsh interception that goes forward, and we get the scrum on the right around 10m out.

22

Jackal

Scotland come forward through Emma Orr and then Mairi McDonald, but a good jackal from Wales earns them the penalty.

They kick to just inside their half.

20

Chip over the wing

Wales steal the lineout and come down the right, chipping over the top.

It goes out just outside our 22. Lineout there.

21

Scotland penalty

Nelson finds touch, and then Wales obstruct setting up a lineout maul.

The penalty is kicked to just inside out half.

17

Wales hit back

Pretty simple stuff for Wales. A big carry up the middle yields a penalty which is tapped quickly, and then a gap opens up for Webb on the right to dart through when it looked like Scotland had plenty cover.

The conversion gives Wales the lead.

Scotland 5-7 Wales

18

Mark

Wales mark the kick off and clear to just inside our half.

16

Cleared

Nelson gets us just out of our 22. Welsh lineout.

14

Defensive set leads to a scrum

A first lengthy defensive set for Scotland after Wales break up the left. We hold firm though, and a knock on gives us a scrum on the right side in our 22.

13

Wales kick through

A few phases from the visitors and a nudge through into our 22. We’ll have the lineout there around 20 metres from our line.

10

EVIE!!!!

We’re over!

A few phases from the forwards after the scrum. Evie Gallagher is strong to spin out of a tackle and she reaches the line. No conversion.

Scotland 5-0 Wales.

12

Exit

We kick clear after the restart. Welsh lineout just inside our half.

8

Intercept!

With Scotland on the verge of a try, Wales intercept and charge down the field!

Chloe Rollie’s pace shows as she gets back, and a kick through goes straight out.

Scotland lineout around halfway.

9

Scrum 5 out

Lovely break from Francesca McGhie and Chloe Rollie down the left, and Rollie hunts for the line. She’s brought down, and Wales then nearly get it back but knock on.

We’ve got the scrum under the posts.

5

Penalty Scotland

Wales make a fairly obvious in the side ruck steal and it’s penalised.

We kick to the left corner.

6

Held up

Scotland think they’re over with some trickery at the lineout, but it’s held up and Wales exit via the goal line dropout.

5

Another penalty

Not releasing this time. Into the left corner again.

3

First scrum Scotland

A long opening passage of play, and Scotland had the ball for most of it. McDonald kicks over the top and then a phase later Wales knock on.

Scotland scrum around 35m from Wales’ line.

19:35

Kick off seconds away

The first BIG step towards WXV2 will soon be kicked off by Meryl Smith.

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Kick off!

COME ON SCOTLAND!!!!

19:30

The teams emerge!

Anthem time.

19:25

Back down the tunnel

10 minutes to go here!

19:20

Light for Lucia?

Will Lucia Scott and Leia Brebner-Holden make their debuts off the bench today?

19:15

Brown’s in town

A first outing as forwards coach for Fraser Brown today.

19:10

Team reminder

The starting XV for Scotland tonight.

19:06

Evening!

A lovely day in Scotland by all accounts. Just as long as you’re not in Edinburgh…

Anyway, welcome to an overcast Hive Stadium for the first of Scotland Women’s Vodafone Series matches against Wales!

Kick-off 7:35 pm