With Eire and France battling it out in a possible Six Nations decider early on Saturday afternoon, Scotland and Wales could be very a lot the after present following the primary occasion.
That ought to not diminish the significance of this encounter for either side however the low-key build-up has required some spice.
After former Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson stated shedding to Wales could be ‘incomprehensible’, there have been murmurings from inside and out of doors of the Wales camp this week about their opponents.
Scrum coach Jones volunteered his opinion that each one the stress was on Scotland, labelling Gregor Townsend’s present squad as favourites and among the finest sides of their historical past.
And Dan Biggar doubled down on his phrases from two years in the past when he was nonetheless Wales’ outside-half.
Within the 2023 build-up, Biggar accused Scotland of being overrated by the media regardless of by no means successful something.
It didn’t finish effectively on that event when Scotland produced a report 35-7 win however Biggar has not been deterred.
He has said this week Wales’ hosts “have a golden technology of gamers that has received completely nothing and this Six Nations has been the identical outdated story and so they have to simply accept the place they’re”, including “he was bored with Scotland being praised once they win the sq. root of diddly squat yearly”.
Former Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips additionally brought about ripples by labelling Scotland as smug.
These claims are vehemently denied by Scottish supporters who’re bemused by the accusations.
