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Scotland player ratings vs Wales | 2025 Six Nations

Scotland's full-back Blair Kinghorn (R) celebrates after scoring the team's fourth try during the Six Nations international rugby union match between Scotland and Wales at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 8, 2025. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)

Scotland player ratings: Scotland withheld Wales in Edinburgh on Saturday, registering a 35-29 win in round four of the Guinness Six Nations.

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It was a match that appeared over by half-time, with Gregor Townsend’s side going in at the break with a 28-8 lead, but Wales fought back to come away with two bonus points.

On to France next week for Scotland, which is a daunting prospect, but they have plenty of players that are looking sharp currently.

Here’s how the players rated:

Match Summary

0
Penalty Goals
1
5
Tries
4
5
Conversions
3
0
Drop Goals
0
172
Carries
101
8
Line Breaks
3
13
Turnovers Lost
6
5
Turnovers Won
7

15. Blair Kinghorn – 9
A complete performance from the full-back and barely put a foot wrong all afternoon. Started the match with a sensational finish in the corner and added another in the second-half.

14. Darcy Graham – 8
A very busy afternoon in his return to play, coming off his wing incessantly and getting his hands on the ball as much as possible.

13. Huw Jones – 8
Continued his fine Championship and his charge to wear the British and Irish Lions No.13 jersey at the end of the season.

12. Tom Jordan – 7
Complements Finn Russell in the midfield really well, posing a threat in a variety of ways. Stepped in at fly-half in the final quarter as Scotland lost control of the game. Targeted slightly by Welsh carriers, who ran over him for two of their tries. Came close to scoring his hat-trick late on.

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11. Duhan van der Merwe – 7
Wales did not learn from how England struggled to handle the winger, and gave him too much space. The 106kg wide man thrived and caused havoc, creating Scotland’s second try with a strong fend.

10. Finn Russell – 8.5
Firstly, this was a vastly improved goalkicking display than the one at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium. Outside of that, he had complete control of the game, passing to who he wanted, when he wanted and how he wanted to, with some sumptuously timed passes.

9. Ben White – 7
Kept proceedings ticking over nicely for Scotland, distributing crisply from the ground. May not look back on his attempted tackle on Taulupe Faletau fondly.

1. Pierre Schoeman – 7.5
Carried through the guts of the Welsh defence and made some great yardage. With an added penalty won at the breakdown, it made for a very decent afternoon.

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2. Dave Cherry – 7
Not imperious at the lineout, but solid enough, and carried with plenty of bluster.

3. Zander Fagerson – 8
Strong defensive shift from the tighthead, making 13 tackles during his hour on the field. A quiet afternoon at the scrum.

4. Jonny Gray – 7.5
A very Jonny Gray-esque display, tackling anything wearing red and finishing with his side’s most tackles (13) despite not playing the full match.

5. Grant Gilchrist – 7
Industrious in an 80-minute shift, although lacked any standout moments.

6. Jamie Ritchie – 8.5
Tormented the Welsh pack at the breakdown, winning penalties and slowing down play. Looks to be playing the best rugby of his career.

7. Rory Darge – 7
Only managed 35 minutes before being forced from the field injured.

8. Jack Dempsey – 8 
Relentless carrying performance from the No.8, leaving the match with the most carries (19).

Six Nations

P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
France
4
3
1
0
16
2
Ireland
4
3
1
0
14
3
Scotland
4
2
2
0
11
4
England
3
2
1
0
10
5
Italy
3
1
2
0
4
6
Wales
4
0
4
0
3

Replacements
16. Ewan Ashman – 6
Pinged for a not-straight lineout within moments of coming on, but carried well elsewhere.

17. Rory Sutherland – 7
Six carries and a further two tackles in a productive 20-minute cameo.

18. Will Hurd – 6
Had a tough time at the scrum immediately after coming on.

19. Gregor Brown – 7
Showed a great work-rate in his 15-minute cameo on the field.

20. Matt Fagerson – 7.5
Helped maintain Scotland’s breakdown supremacy after coming on.

21. George Horne – 7.5
A lively cameo from the bench, with some nice snipes around the breakdown.

22. Stafford McDowall – 6
Came on when the game had become quite loose but had some strong carries in there.

23. Kyle Rowe – 7
Played a similar role to Graham after replacing him, coming off his wing and troubling the Welsh defence.

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Stuart 77 10 days ago

You have over marked the Scot’s and under marked the Welsh in your ratings. As a Scot Im probably relieved by result but sick of these Welsh comebacks.

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Teddy 10 days ago

G’ywan the Scots!


Do us a wee favour next week.

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Ed the Duck 9 days ago

Yeah, gl with that…

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JW 1 hour ago
'France may leave top players at home but will still be serious contenders in New Zealand'

The country turned septic on Foster for losing a series to what was arguably the best Irish side in history and one that may not have been ranked number one in the world when they arrived, but were by the time they left.

Imagine how feral the nation will be if Robertson’s All Blacks lose to what is supposedly going to be a French ‘B’ team?

This author proving he has less of an understanding of rugby than the general population.


The country was septic because of how easily they got beat Paul. The country is smart enough to rate the relative level of performances, and if Razors team goes backwards like Fosters the criticism you suggest might come will be fully deserved. If France B perform as good as France A and win by the same margins then those with the criticism the team should be winning every game will also be deserved. But the inference that the public didn’t give Ireland the credit they deserved couldn’t be further from the truth imo.

France have beaten the All Blacks on the last three occasions the two sides have met, and that the former has used 38 players in the process.

France could leave 40 players at home in July and still be a serious contender

And to the vibe of this article, it provides abosolutely zero reason to believe the next 38 best French are going to be as good as these first 38. Paul got one thing right, it’s no joke that France will be leaving behind 40 players.


France have a 45 man squad for 6N (well using Wiki), the team could be made up of these leftovers from the teams not likely to get close to Toulouse and Bordeaux, given that just the third place team is doing commendably well not to be in negative for and against like the rest.

Uini Atonio ——— Prop

Giorgi Beria ——— Prop

Georges-Henri Colombe ———- Prop

Jean-Baptiste Gros ——— Prop

Dany Priso ——— Prop

Rabah Slimani———- Prop

Hugo Auradou ——— Lock

Mickaël Guillard ——— Lock

Matthias Halagahu ——— Lock

Romain Taofifénua ——— Lock

Esteban Abadie ——- Back row

Grégory Alldritt ———- Back row

Paul Boudehent ———- Back row

Oscar Jégou ——— Back row

Nolann Le Garrec ——— Scrum-half

Gaël Fickou ——— Centre

Antoine Frisch ——— Centre

Émilien Gailleton ——— Centre

Noah Nene ——— Centre

Théo Attissogbé ——— Wing

Gaël Dréan ———- Wing

Gabin Villièren —— Wing

Léo Barré ——— Fullback


One wouldn’t think Atonio is going to come (I’d be surprised if Fickou is still not rested or he and Le Garrec aren’t involved in a relegation playoff game) but a few good players there like Leo Barre, Le Garrec, Taofifénua, and that back row, but also a distinct lack of a spine with the 3 best playmakers playing in the Final at home.


What are the possibilities to fill out these missing spots? looking at Opta’s stats hub Serin and Couilloud provide good back up for Le Garrec by fact of having the highest try involvements in the Top14 (along with Michael Ruru). And Serin’s partner Herve looks the most threatening to carry on the teams style with his elusiveness?

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