Even before Scotland arrived at Murrayfield to face Wales, they had enjoyed a good opening to their Six Nations campaign, beating Ireland 27-22 and enduring a narrow 22-16 defeat in France.
Taking on the Welsh after their narrow loss to England seemed like an excellent match-up, and the Scotland team had some famous support – not least in the form of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Her predecessor Alex Salmond tuned in too, and liked what he saw.
Fantastic second half. Next 20 minutes crucial. Come on Scotland! #AsOne #SCOvWAL
— Alex Salmond (@AlexSalmond) February 25, 2017
Having gone into the half-time break 9-13 down, the Scots dominated the second half…
It's been a long time since I watched a Scotland rugby game and wasn't biting my nails with 10mins to go.. #SCOvWAL
— Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) February 25, 2017
… and scored 20 unanswered points to earn a surprise win.Andy Murray’s mother Judy was in a celebratory mood, illustrating the scoreline with 29 flame emojis.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????-13. #SCOvWAL https://t.co/bmZ6kwhyNj
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) February 25, 2017
Salmond was definitely pleased – nice hashtagging.
You don't put 29 points past any team easily, let alone Wales. Barclay and the rest of @Scotlandteam boys, take a bow. #AsOne #SCOvWAL
— Alex Salmond (@AlexSalmond) February 25, 2017
Six-time Olympic champion cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and triple British Touring Car champion Gordon Shedden staked a claim for the Triple Crown, a title the Scots could win if they beat England at Twickenham.
Outstanding performance from Scotland. Bring on the Triple Crown! #SCOvWAL
— Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) February 25, 2017
Mega performance from Scotland !! #SCOvWAL #backingblue ??????.. took much to dream of Triple Crown?? ??
— Gordon Shedden (@gordonshedden) February 25, 2017
And is there a chance Scotland could actually win the whole thing?
RBS 6 Nations table after Scotland's impressive defeat of Wales pic.twitter.com/HuNM7iobjL
— ITV Rugby (@ITVRugby) February 25, 2017
Perhaps as long as Andrew Marr continues reading, there’s a chance…
I'm doing my bit for my country. Every time I watch, Scotland loses. Today I read a novel instead… https://t.co/o6fXRiS62z
— Andrew Marr (@AndrewMarr9) February 25, 2017
Someone get that man a Waterstones voucher, quickly.
