BORDERERS Lana Skeldon and Chloe Rollie both scored tries at the Dam Health Stadium yesterday but despite their efforts, Wales triumphed 34-22 against Scotland to go top of the Women’s Six Nations table.
Sisilia Tuipulotu and fellow prop Gwenllian Pyrs crossed in the first half either side of a Helen Nelson penalty for the hosts as Wales went 12-3 up, before Skeldon’s reply and Nelson’s conversion reduced the deficit to two points heading into the interval.
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Pyrs added her second try moments after the restart, with Keira Bevan kicking her second successful conversion, Coreen Grant hit back for Scotland and Tuipulotu then got on the scoresheet again to secure Wales a bonus point and put them 24-17 up.
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Scotland again rallied, with Rollie crossing in the 65th minute, but Nelson missed her conversion attempt as the visitors kept their noses ahead by two.
And Wales then wrapped things up in the final 10 minutes, with Elinor Snowsill kicking a penalty and then converting Ffion Lewis’ 78th-minute try.
The full match report will be in this week’s Border Telegraph.
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