Wales 31 Scotland 24

The Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Saturday Feb 13 2010.

Wales snatched a dramatic Six Nations Championship victory in stoppage time with a try from Shane Williams.

A last minute penalty from Stephen Jones looked to have bagged a share of the spoils for Wales. But with the final play, Wales went the length of the field and Williams popped over for Jones to convert.

With both sides having been beaten in their opening fixtures last weekend, the second week of this season's campaign had taken on even greater importance.

However, in the end, it was Wales who came out on top and secured a remarkable victory.

A bout of aerial ping-pong and a succession of early penalties and free-kicks prevented the game from gathering any momentum in the early minutes.

However, the game sprung into life after eight minutes when Scotland flanker John Barclay shrugged off paper-thin tackles from James Hook and Gareth Cooper to cross for a try that Chris Paterson converted.

Uncertainty and inaccuracy in the Welsh midfield was proving Wales' Achilles Heel as Scotland did their bit to unsettle a side for whom little has gone right since the end of last season's Championship.

A penalty for collapsing the scrum after 15 minutes gave Stephen Jones the chance to cut the early deficit, but Wales conceded ground in the 17th minute and Dan Parks dropped a goal to restore Scotland's seven-point advantage.

Seven became 12 two minutes later when a wonderfully executed grubber kick from Parks saw replacement Max Evans collect and touch down for a try, less than four minutes after coming on as a replacement for blood victim and brother Thom.

Jones and Paterson swapped kicks shortly before the half hour mark and, after the former had wasted a chance to cut the deficit once again, Parks dragged a drop goal effort wide.

The loss to injury of Paterson (shoulder) and Thom Evans, who was carried from the field on a stretcher after collapsing in a heap in midfield, meant a serious reshuffle in the Scottish back line.

Wales bombed two golden opportunities in the final moments of the first half, but when referee George Clancy whistled up the Scots for collapsing a scrum in stoppage time, Jones kicked the ensuing penalty to leave Wales 18-9 down at the interval.

If the first half ended on a disappointing note for Scotland, the second began in perfect fashion with Parks converting a penalty after Byrne was penalised for holding on in the tackle.

The game might have been over a minute later had it not have been for a forward pass from Sean Lamont to Kelly Brown 30 metres from the Wales line.

Wales grew in confidence after that and when Shane Williams made his first break of the game after 55 minutes, the Ospreys wing executed a two on one situation to perfection and put over Byrne for a try.

Jones missed the conversion and, though Wales looked as if they could strike at any moment, Parks appeared to have made the game safe with a 45-metre drop goal.

With Alisdair Dickinson and Phil Godman both yellow carded and off the field, Leigh Halfpenny's try and Jones' conversion four minutes fromt time set up a grandstand finale - and after Jones' penalty, Williams won the day.