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Six Nations: Scotland Edge Wales, England Beat Italy

Winger Duhan van der Merwe scored two tries as Scotland claimed a dramatic first win in Cardiff for 22 years after withstanding a remarkable fightb💞ack from Wales to seal a 27-26 victory on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Prop Pierre Schoeman also crossed for a try for the visitors who led 27-0 early in the second half and looked like racking up a record score against the Welsh before yellow cards for hooker George Turner and centre Sione Tuipulotu killed their momentum and the hosts scored 26 unanswered points, Reuters reported. Elsewhere, England recovered from a scruffy start and a 17-8 deficit to beat Italy 27-24 in their opening Six Nations game in Rome, ending a run of four successive opening round defeats in the championship.

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Six Nations: Scotland Edge Wales, England Beat Italy
Six Nat💮ions Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Scotland's Alec Hepburn, left, and Elliot Millar-Mills hold the Dod🍨die Weir Cup as they celebrate with teammates their victory at the end of their Six Nations 🍌rugby union match against Wales at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Scotland's Finn Russe🧸ll celebrates with the Doddie Weir Cup at the end of their Six Nations rugby union match against Wales at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Nations Rugby Union Maꦕtch: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Wales players look dejected after their Six Nations rugby union match against Scotland at ✨the Principality S🐽tadium, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Scot❀land's Huw Jones, center, is tackled by Wales' Mason Grady, left, and Josh Adams during their Six Nations rugby union match at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff💜.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: Joe Giddens/PA via AP

Wales' Alex Mann scores their side's fourth try of the game during their Six Nations rugby union match against Scotland a🐷t the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Nations Rugby Un🅠ion Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Wales' Ioan Lloyd kicks a conversion during their Six Nations rugby union match💎 against Scotland at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Nations Rugby 📖Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Scotland's Duhan van der Merwe scores his side's third try of the game during their Six Nations rugb🐲y union match against Wales at the Principality Stadiﷺum, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Na🦩tions Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Scotland's Finn Russell, center, is tackle🐼d by Wales' Josh Adams during their Six Nations rugby union match at the Principality Stadium, C⛎ardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Natio♔ns Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Wales' Josh Adams, center, is tackled by Scotland's Finn Russell, left, and Kyle 𓆉Steyn during their Six Nations rugby union match at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Scotland vs Wales | Photo: David Davies/PA via AP

Wales' Rio Dyer, left, and Scotland's Kyle Rowe attempt to claim the ball during their Six Nations rugby union match♏ at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini

England's Theo Dan reaches for a lose ball during the Six Nations rugby union match between ಞItaly and England at Rome's Olympic Stadium𒉰.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini

Italy's Federico Ruzza collects the ball in a line out during the Six Nati😼ons rugby union match between Italy and England at Rome's Olympic Stadium.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini

England's Chandler Cunningham-South, center, loses the ball as he is tackled byඣ Italy's🐼 Giacomo Nicotera during the Six Nations rugby union match between Italy and England at Rome's Olympic Stadium.

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Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England
Six Nations Rugby Union Match: Italy vs England | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini

England's Chan🌃dler Cunning꧃ham-South is brought down by Italy's Monty Ioane during the Six Nations rugby union match between Italy and England at Rome's Olympic Stadium.

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