Scotland head coach Bryan Easson praised his side for their performance as they swept aside an experimental Wales side, scoring six tries in the 40-14 victory.  

Easson’s side trailed at the break, but a superb second half showing saw them run in five scores to pull clear.  

Despite being behind on the scoreboard at the break, Easson said he was pleased with the effort from his side.  

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The Scotland coach said: “We were quite happy with the first half - we weren’t quite converting. They infringed quite a lot - that was frustrating. We were held up a couple of times.  

“We were frustrated with them at the breakdown, but we said at half-time that dam would break.  

“We stuck to our guns, and I thought our kicking game in the second half in particular, the patience to put them under continual pressure, was excellent. 

"I think that allowed us to push forward and that’s how we cracked them.” 

Captain Rachel Malcolm was similarly pleased, but admitted there are aspects of the performance that will need sharpening up moving forward.  

The flanker said: “Wales are one of the best contact area teams to play against so you've got to be clinical.  

“We gave away some penalties but to be able to retain possession that extent against a side like Wales shows our contact area has improved. We could have been more clinical in the first half.” 

The 33-year-old also praised her team’s attacking game – an area they identified as needing improvement after a fourth-place Six Nations finish.  

"There was a huge amount of variety in how we attacked,” Malcolm enthused post-match.   

“We've had more of an attack focus over the last few weeks and that's something you saw. We had options from all different areas of the pitch and everyone was putting their hand up. 

“We're definitely on the right trajectory and I'm super pleased." 

The six-try win, which saw Scotland score a record number of points over Wales in a women’s international, was the first step as Easson’s team prepare to defend their WXV 2 title in South Africa later this month.  

The Scotland head coach said: “You always look at the first game and think it's going to be rusty, and we did leave points out there, but we're super pleased."