Today's rugby news as Sherratt has say on huge Wales moment and legend 'struggling to process' finale
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Sherratt has say on huge moment
Wales interim head coach Matt Sherratt says Wales can have "no complaints" about Taulupe Faletau's disallowed try.
His side were beaten 35-29 by Scotland at Murrayfield, and despite being put to the sword in the first half, Wales enjoyed a resurgence in the last quarter and mounted an unlikely comeback.
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With just five minutes left to play, Scarlets full-back Blair Murray completed a spectacular run, evading mutliple Scottish defenders to set up Faletau for a score. A successful conversion following that would have taken Wales to within a converted score of beating Scotland.
However, TMO Tual Trainini got involved and came to the conclusion that Murray had jumped out of a tackle on his superb solo run. The try was eventually chalked off by Andrea Piardi after watching the replays.
"I think it was rightly chalked off. No complaints from me," was the response of Sherratt in his post-match press conference.
Wales international Sam Davies, on the other hand, branded the decision to disallow the try as "ridiculous".
Taking on X, formerly Twitter, Grenoble fly-half and Welshman Davies simply wrote: "Sorry but regardless of the rules that is ridiculous!!"
Although that score was disallowed, Wales got their fourth right at the end of the game, with Gloucester centre Max Llewellyn crashing over to earn his side a losing bonus point.
Johnson: Scotland v Wales was insane
England rugby legend Martin Johnson has branded the closing stages of Scotland v Wales as "insane".
Scotland looked to have the game all but won with over 20 minutes to play, with the atmosphere in Murrayfield reaching a disappointing low ebb, with many fans thinking the result was sealed.
Wales had other ideas, and launched a fine comeback in the last 20 minutes which brought the Edinburgh crowd back to life as they spurred their team on to victory.
Speaking on the BBC's coverage of the game, Johnson was simply asked by Gabby Logan whether he enjoyed it. "Struggling to process it," he said. "The last 20 minutes was mad because the crowd were absolutely into it. I thought: 'The result is not in doubt here', I thought the game might peter away, but actually, it just went insane.
"I think Scotland got that first try and then they lost their intensity a little bit and let Wales come back. They tried to get back but they just couldn't get that extra try. If Faletau's try had been given at the end it would have been very nervous at the end."
Wales able to 'cut teams apart'
Scotland international Jamie Ritchie says Wales are able to "cut teams apart" under Matt Sherratt.
Speaking to the BBC following Scotland's win over Wales, flanker Ritchie explained that the victory was a "funny" feeling after conceding a late try to Wales.
"It's a funny one, especially when the opposition finish with a try - you feel a bit disappointed," he said. "Six Nations wins are hard to come by so we're pleased with that but there's lots of improvements for us in our game.
"For 50 minutes, we were very much in control. The last 30 was a bit loose and they had everything to play for. They put us under a bit of pressure."
Wales were praised for their attacking intent against Ireland in round three, and despite a poor first half, they kicked into action in closing 20 minutes and stretched Scotland physically and defensively. Ritchie added that under Sherratt, Wales have been looking to play more, and that's something that was tough to contain.
"There's moments in there where our ill discipline is letting them into the game. Wales are looking to play a lot more rugby and they're able to cut teams apart. That's where they put us under pressure today," he concluded.
Wales stars win big semi-final
Wales duo Joe Hawkins and Christ Tshiunza played a role in Exeter Chiefs' win on Saturday.
Chiefs defeated Ealing Trailfinders 28-24 in the Premiership Rugby Cup, and have made it to the final against Bath, set to take place on Sunday, March 16.
Despite being a member of the Six Nations squad, Christ Tshiunza started at blindside flanker for the English club, with Hawkins starting at outside centre. DevonLive rated the duo a 5/10 on their website.
Hawkins is ineligible to represent Wales at international level due to the 25-cap ruling. he chose to leave Ospreys in 2023 ahead of the World Cup, putting his Test career on halt while he explored a new challenge.
WalesOnline reported in February that Hawkins is set for a return to Wales, with Scarlets closing in on his signature. The west Wales region are losing Ioan Lloyd next season and will need to add depth to the fly-half position.
