How they rated

LIAM WILLIAMS

Good Williams saw him save try early on with a brave tackle and follow up with a turnover. Not-so-clever Williams featured a yellow card and a missed tackle on Duhan van der Merwe. Kept trying, but it wasn’t his day.

JOSH ADAMS

Showed fine technique to achieve turnover, while he helped Dyer keep out Kyle Steyn with line beckoning. But Wales were blunt in attack.

GEORGE NORTH

Underwent a HIA after shipping an illegal hit to the head area from George Turner. Returned and ran hard but without seriously threatening.

JOE HAWKINS

Lovely pass released Liam Williams and later helped Biggar achieve a maul turnover. There were missed tackles, but Hawkins kept going.

RIO DYER

Hot and cold. Had a strip torn off him by Dan Biggar after loose pass in own 22 but not long after received pats on back after fine defensive work kept out Steyn. Helter-skelter day continued when he failed to take back-of-hand pass from Biggar. He should have taken it. Needs to work on composure.

DAN BIGGAR

Good maul turnover, and the occasional nice kick, but the visitors’ backs posed little threat while Russell controlled matters for the Scots. One other thing: Biggar’s dressing down of Test new boy Dyer should have been kept for the sheds.

TOMOS WILLIAMS

Wales lacked spark for much of the game and on a good day Williams would have provided it. He was busy enough but there was a defensive glitch for one of the home tries and he couldn’t put a stamp on proceedings.

WYN JONES

Won a scrum penalty and was in the thick of the loose exchanges. Steady rather than spectacular.

KEN OWENS

Welsh issues at the line-out now seem knitted into the package and there were more than a few here, some of them in promising positions. It’s an understatement to suggest they need to be sorted out. On the plus side, the captain came up with a score.

DILLON LEWIS

A good defensive shift from the tighthead and carried without getting too far. No scrummaging alarms.

DAFYDD JENKINS

Didn’t take long to warm to the challenge as he banged in a highly visible performance. For a 20-year-old making his first Test start, his effort was encouraging.

ADAM BEARD

Grafted hard and did come up with a few carries, but the tide was flowing the other way and Wales’ line-out wasn’t what it should be.

TOMMY REFFELL

Tommy Turnover lived up to his nickname with an early possession steal. The Leicester Tiger also tackled himself to a standstill, while putting in a few punchy carries. Gave it his all.

JAC MORGAN

Stripped off ball by Schoeman but atoned seconds later with a turnover himself. No shortage of effort and he won a couple of turnovers before being replaced in second half.