Scotland are buoyant going into the second game of the Six Nations in Cardiff but Gregor Townsend expects Wales to be fired up after their defeat by Ireland
Scotland may havein Llanelli during the Covid-delayed conclusion to the 2020 championship to end an 18-year losing run in Wales, but they have not won on their past 10 visits to the Principality Stadium – including eight in the Six Nations.
Townsend was in the highly unusual position of coming into this championship having all his frontline players available, in contrast to England and Wales, who will again be severely depleted. His absence will be a significant blow, but Townsend does have alternatives, if not a like-for-like replacement. The in-form Magnus Bradbury, who replaced Ritchie for the final quarter on Saturday, would bring extra ball-carrying heft to the party, while Sam Skinner, who came on at lock, has started at blindside for Scotland in the past.
“I thought Finn was outstanding,” said Townsend, who assumed the fly-half would be named player of the match, only for the award to go to the No 8 Matt Fagerson, who manned the barricades superbly with 16 tackles in a bruising close-quarters battle.
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