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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sarah Rendell

Lleucu George’s late kick heartache for Wales hands Scotland Six Nations win

Coreen Grant goes through for the opening try to get Scotland off to a great start in Cardiff
Coreen Grant goes through for the opening try to get Scotland off to a great start in Cardiff. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

Scotland carved out a piece of rugby history as they defeated Wales away from home in the Women’s Six Nations for the first time since 2004. In a dominant display they took back the bragging rights in the rivalry and it has been a long time coming, with Scotland last beating Wales in the competition in 2021.

A late missed conversion from Wales’s back-up kicker, Lleucu George – which would have levelled the scores – handed them the win. Not only did this mean a slice of Women’s Six Nations history but the victory was Scotland’s seventh in succession across all competitions. They have never won that many consecutive games before.

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