Wales took first blood in the Celtic Cup with a dramatic 62-54 win over Scotland.

The Welsh were never behind but were pushed to the limit by a hard-working Scottish side who never threw in the towel.

Stuart Williams took just 55 seconds of his comeback to give Wales the lead. Scott Trigg-Turner converted.

Jodie Boyd-Ward brilliantly added a second, scored in the corner and going unconverted.

Scotland got back into the game on seven minutes through a John Wilians try and goal.

Stuart Williams picked up a goal-line drop-out and avoided all to get Wales' third, just before Alex Powell got the fourth, scoring under the sticks, with Trigg-Turner converting both.

Again Scotland fought back, this try from skipper Connor Blackmore that Wilians improved.

Trigg-Turner got a try of his own with Stuart Williams following him with the next, Trigg-Turner adding a further goal to give Wales a 20-point lead.

Calum Davidson got Scotland back in the game with a try that Wilians improved before getting a try and goal to bring the score back to 32-24.

Then with seconds to go in the half, Scotland won a penalty and from the resulting set, Dave Hill dived in the corner. Wilians converted and Wales were left with just a slender lead at the break.

It took 23 seconds for Alex Powell to get the first try of the second half with captain Jodie Boyd-Ward adding the next. Trigg-Turner converted both for Wales to regain a 14-point lead.

A half-length of field sprint from Davidson along with a Wilians goal put Scotland back in the game again, but Powell's hat-trick try and Trigg-Turner's seventh goal, addressed the balance.

Trigg-Turner got the next two tries and goals to put Wales into a 62-36 lead with 15 minutes remaining. 

But Scotland fought back again. A Blackmore try got them back into the game, Sarah Devlin grounded for a try on her debut, then a try from a penalty by Dave Hill. Wilians converted all three and the score was 62-54.

As both teams tired in the final few minutes and the errors increased, whoever kept their head was going to win. A Scotland error at the play the ball with less than three minutes left gave Wales a crucial set, but from their own half. That resulted in a dropped ball but with 90 seconds remaining, the game was now won.