CARDIFF : Scotland’s players were left bitterly disappointed after their epic 27-26 victory over Wales on Saturday, with coach Gregor Townsend admitting their decision making was poor.
Scotland led 27-0 after 45 minutes and were cruising to what seemed like it would be a record victory, but let Wales score 26 unanswered points in the next 25 minutes before closing out their first win in Cardiff since 2002.
“It’s a funny one. A lot of our players are disappointed and we’re trying to say to them this is an important win for the next few weeks of the championship, but also in terms of not winning here for so long,” Townsend told reporters.
“We were disappointed with the game getting so close and it could have gone either way with the momentum Wales had in the second half.”
At one stage, Scotland conceded 14 penalties in a row and lost 16-4 on that score through the 80 minutes, as they also received two yellow cards that contributed to giving Wales a way back into the game.
“The penalty count went against us and that pressure will tell,” Townsend said. “There’s more to it than that, but that put the pressure on us, and then we didn’t make the best decisions.
“Wales also played really well, I thought they were good in their close-quarter exchanges.”
Scotland host France in the Six Nations on Saturday.
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