Scotland man marking

Stuart Hogg

What an attacker he is. Provided the impetus in the first half and was so influential thereafter. Still a doubt defensively, but an utter thrill to watch. 8

Fraser Brown

Looked like he was neck-rolled early on, but shrugged it off to produce another display which must put him into contention for a Lions place. 7

Tim Visser

Supposedly the Scottish weakness in defence but it was his tackle on Webb in the corner that essentially killed the Welsh resistance. And the try. 8

Zander Fagerson

He is only 21 and has had so much to shoulder because of injuries. But he has done so with aplomb. The Scottish find of the campaign. 7

Huw Jones

Hauled down by Tipuric, and the angle he took in the decoy run for the Seymour try might have been on the edge, but it was inspired. 7

Richie Gray

Put in a tremendous shift, as always. Disrupted the Welsh line-out early on and was increasingly influential in the tackle as the match went on. 7

Alex Dunbar

Warren Gatland was watching with his Lions hat on and he must appreciate how good this crop of Tartan centres are. Not a good up and under, though. 7

Jonny Gray

With his brother in tandem, he ensures that the Scottish engine room functions with increasing power. Did not take any backwards steps. 7

Tommy Seymour

Took his try wonderfully, which capped off a performance in which the Scottish backthree outshone their counterparts. A big chance for the Lions. 7

John Barclay (c)

The captain in a famous win. He was anonymous in the first half in which he was temporarily off with a blood injury but was a rock afterwards. 7

Finn Russell

A man-of-thematch display. Kicked seven out of seven – but made up for captain Laidlaw’s absence in more areas than simply that. 9

John Hardie

Struggled in the face of a brilliant Welsh back-row performance in the first half and his replacement, Hamish Watson, was immense. 6

Alistair Price

Looked slow to distribute the ball in the first half, but was transformed in the second. His cover tackle on Jonathan Davies was a thing of beauty. 7

Ryan Wilson

Maybe he is not a natural No 8, but nobody can fault his commitment or, indeed, impact. The home backrow was outplayed in the first half. Second half: different story. 6

Gordon Reid

Great work in the ruck early on to poach the ball and was part of a Scottish scrum which did not live up to its go-backwards reputation. 7

Replacements

Watson and Allan Dell gave the Dark Blues a little more threat with ball in hand while Henry Pyrgos’ introduction gave Scotland the steady hand they required as they closed out the win.