WALES THRASH 14-MAN SCOTLAND

CARDIFF, United Kingdom, March 15, 2014 (AFP) - Wales inflicted Scotland's heaviest Six Nations defeat with a crushing 51-3 victory at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

The Scots never recovered from having to play nearly an hour a man down after full-back Stuart Hogg was sent off for a late tackle on Wales fly-half Dan Biggar.

The visitors, seeking a first win in Cardiff in 12 years, took an early lead but from then on it was one-way traffic as Wales, unable to win a third successive title following last week's defeat by England, took complete control of their final match of the 2014 Championship.

Scotland, seeking a first win in Cardiff in 12 years, took an early lead but from then on it was oneway traffic as Wales, unable to win a third successive title following last week's defeat by England

This was Scotland's third heaviest Test defeat of all time, with their previous worst in the Six Nations a 43-3 thrashing by England in 2001.

And this result saw Wales surpass their previous best victory margin in 119 Tests against Scotland of 22 points set during a 44-22 success i n 2005.

“It has been a tough few weeks for us,” Wales winger George North told BBC. “We went to Twickenham and didn't get the result we wanted against England.

“We trained really hard after that and I think it showed. I am happy with two tries but all the boys played exceptionally well.