The result was a record winning margin in the championship for Wales as the Scots were left on the rocks after a horrendous display. Wales also created a new record by becoming the first team to rack up seven tries in the championship.
The 51 points scored by Wales also surpassed a century old record by two points for most points in a championship match with 49 being set way back against France in 1910.
The match was already over as a contest by halftime where Warren Gatland’s men had a vice-like grip on proceedings. Scotland full back Stuart Hogg had already seen red for a dangerous challenge on Dan Biggar and Wales were in total control, leading 27-3 at the break.
Both teams had found try-scoring a lost art in this season’s championship with Wales and Scotland having crossed the whitewash on just four occasions before today’s 100th international at the Millennium Stadium.
Wales made their extra man count and were in seven heaven after Jamie Roberts and George North collected doubles while Liam Williams scored his first try for Wales as did replacement scrum half Rhodri Williams.
Taulupe Faletau completed the rout while Biggar gave an assured performance, knocking over 11 points before handing over his duties to James Hook who added a conversion.
Such was the paucity of the Scottish defence, Wales were able to score more tries in this one game than they had managed previously for the entire championship.
An outnumbered Scotland were chasing shadows by halftime with Wales cutting loose at will. Winger George North and centre Jamie Roberts rampaged over and with Dan Biggar adding the conversions the game was already over at halftime with Warren Gatland’s men in total control, 27-3 ahead.
Some fans hadn’t even got back in to their seats after the break to see North easing past debutant Dougie Fife to score his second try of the match as Wales seized total control of a now one-sided romp.
Even when Scotland posed a rare attacking threat, they coughed possession up and carefree Wales ran the ball back with freedom to express themselves. Roberts was the beneficiary of a length of the field effort after Williams had glided down the touchline before off-loading to Faletau. Even though the big No8 was held up, Roberts popped up to take the pass to score his second of the day.
Faletau didn’t have to wait long to get on the score sheet after roaming wide to touch down to give Wales a huge 44-3 lead after 47 minutes.
Battered and bruised, a shell shocked Scotland stopped the one way traffic thereafter briefly but replacement scrum half Rhodri Williams piled on the agony when he scored five minutes from time to send Wales past the magical half century mark.
By the final whistle Scotland were dumbstruck, left licking their wounds from a campaign where they managed a miserly 47 points, a record low for Scott Johnson’s men.
On a day of team records for Wales, there was also a personal milestone for long serving prop Gethin Jones who surpassed Stephen Jones’ record as the most capped Welshman in history when gaining his 105th cap.
