Wales vs Scotland Preview & Prediction | 2022 Six Nations Championship
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THE FACTS
When is Wales vs Scotland on and what time does it start? Wales vs Scotland will take place on Saturday 12th February, 2022 – 14:15 (UK)
Where is Wales vs Scotland taking place? Wales vs Scotland will take place at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales
Where can I get tickets for Wales vs Scotland? Visit this link for the latest ticket information for Wales vs Scotland
What channel is Wales vs Scotland on in the UK? Wales vs Scotland will be televised live on BBC
Where can I stream Wales vs Scotland in the UK? Wales vs Scotland can be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
WALES
- A 29-7 scoreline flattered Wales in their torrid Six Nations opener against Ireland last Saturday, with a last-minute try from Taine Basham saving the reigning champions from a whitewash.
- Head coach Wayne Pivac makes four changes, with 22-year-old Jac Morgan claiming his first international cap in the back row alongside Ross Moriarty whilst Owen Watkin and Alex Cutbert also swap in.
Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Louis Rees-Zammit, 10 Dan Biggar (c), 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Jac Morgan, 6 Taine Basham, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Wyn Jones,
Replacements: 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Seb Davies, 20 Aaron Wainwright, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Callum Sheedy, 23 Jonathan Davies
SCOTLAND
- Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup with an emphatic 20-17 victory over England last Saturday that went well into overtime at Murrayfield.
- Head coach Gregor Townsend makes five changes for this trip to Wales with Sam Skinner replacing the injured Jamie Ritchie and Pierre Schoeman, WP Nel, Stuart McInally and Sione Tuipulotu also coming in.
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg (c), 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Sam Skinner, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Jonny Gray, 3 WP Nel, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Magnus Bradbury, 20 Rory Darge, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Cameron Redpath
THE PREDICTION
Wales must improve rapidly on their performance in Dublin last weekend in what was one of the more dismal displays by a reigning champion in recent Six Nations memory. Gregor Townsend’s Scottish side have had a hand in some brilliant upsets over the last few editions of the tournament and they look the dark horses for the Six Nations title if either of Ireland or France slip up over the next few weeks. Wales snatched the reverse of this fixture 24-25 at Murrayfield last season en-route to their title but Scotland won 11-14 at Parc y Scarlets the last time they travelled south and backing them to cover the difference at -2 looks a decent option here.
