Wales v Scotland - your guide to the Six Nations date

Wales attempt to avoid another unwanted record when welcoming Scotland to Cardiff in the Six Nations on Saturday.

The fixture against the Scots was seen potentially as one of the winnable games before the start of the tournament but heavy losses to England and France have added to the feeling of Welsh gloom.

Steve Tandy must rally his side quickly with a six-day turnaround to face a Scotland side who have gone from the trough of a defeat in Italy to the peak of a Calcutta Cup triumph against England.

Underdogs Wales go into the game with fears of another wooden spoon while Gregor Townsend's men aim to keep alive a bid for a first title since winning the Five Nations in 1999..

The match kicks off at 16:40 GMT and there will be live television coverage on BBC One and audio commentary on BBC Sounds via BBC Radio Sports Extra, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.

The commentary will also be available on the BBC Sport website where you can follow blow-by-blow action with our live text commentary.

The match is also being televised on S4C.

For all the build-up and analysis, follow the rugby union section on the BBC Sport website.

Uncapped Leicester wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb will make his Wales debut.

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has also brought back Scarlets fly-half Sam Costelow and given starts to Dragons lock Ben Carter and Scarlets flanker Taine Plumtree in four changes from the team that lost 54-12 to France.

There is also a positional switch with Aaron Wainwright moving from blind-side flanker to number eight.

Wing Ellis Mee, fly-half Dan Edwards, lock Adam Beard and number eight Olly Cracknell drop out of the squad.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe in the backs.

Kinghorn's return at full-back and Scotland's record try scorer Van der Merwe's place on the wing are two of five changes made by Townsend following last Saturday's victory in the Calcutta Cup.

In the pack, Dave Cherry is in at hooker, Max Williamson takes up a place in the second row and Matt Fagerson joins the back row, with Gregor Brown moving from four to six.

Full-back Tom Jordan and hooker George Turner drop to the bench, while Jack Dempsey, Jamie Dobie and Jamie Ritchie miss out after being ruled out earlier this week.

Wales: LouisRees-Zammit; Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Eddie James, Joe Hawkins, Josh Adams; Sam Costelow, Tomos Williams; Rhys Carre, Dewi Lake (capt), Tomas Francis, Dafydd Jenkins, Ben Carter, Taine Plumtree, Alex Mann, Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: Ryan Elias, Nicky Smith, Archie Griffin, Freddie Thomas, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Jarrod Evans, Blair Murray.

Scotland: Blair Kinghorn, Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu (capt), Duhan van der Merwe, Finn Russell, Ben White; Nathan McBeth, Dave Cherry, Zander Fagerson, Max Williamson, Scott Cummings, Gregor Brown, Rory Darge, Matt Fagerson.

Replacements: George Turner, Pierre Schoeman, Elliot Millar Mills, Grant Gilchrist, Josh Bayliss, George Horne, Tom Jordan, Darcy Graham.

England's Matthew Carley, who has been a Test referee since 2015, is the man in the middle for this fixture.

He will be assisted by compatriots Karl Dickson and Adam Leal with Ian Tempest the television match official (TMO).

France's Eric Gauzins is in charge of the foul play review process (FPRO).

Scotland are ninth in the world rankings and Wales are two spots back, with Italy separating the nations.

In reality, there is a much bigger gulf between the sides.

Wales have lost 13 successive games in the Six Nations since beating Italy in Rome in March 2023.

They have lost 23 Tests in their last 25 matches, with the only wins coming against Japan, while England, Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa and France have all scored half centuries in Cardiff over the last 12 months.

Steve Tandy's men are battling to avoid a third wooden spoon on the bounce while the Scots have revitalised their title hopes.

Gregor Townsend's men were awful when beaten by Italy in Rome on opening weekend but responded with a sublime display to brush England aside.

A bonus-point win for Scotland - who endured autumn disappointments against New Zealand and Argentina in Edinburgh - would lift them above France, who host Italy in Lille on Sunday.

Les Bleus travel to Murrayfield for a potential title showdown on Saturday, 7 March.

Last year Scotland won a third Six Nations game in a row against Wales for the first time since 1991, but it was nervy.

Gregor Townsend's men led 28-8 at half-time but ended up winning 35-29 after Max Llewellyn's try with the clock in the red.

Wales, who had to settle for a pair of losing bonus points, would have made it even more tense had a try by Taulupe Faletau not been chalked off.

Scotland have not lost to the Welsh since the 2022 Six Nations meeting at Principality Stadium.

Two years ago they claimed their first victory in Cardiff since 2002 when edging a 27-26 thriller.

Wales have set plenty of unwanted records in recent times and, after heavy defeats to England and France, will not want to go close to the 35-7 loss at Murrayfield in 2023.

That is the biggest Scottish margin of victory in the 143-year history of this fixture, and also the Scots' biggest points total.

Wales played in front of their smallest Six Nations crowd in Cardiff on Sunday when 57,744 watched the loss to France.

There was a large travelling French contingent at Principality Stadium and Welsh Rugby Union chiefs will hope that some Scottish supporters will be tempted to travel thanks to the Calcutta Cup success.

Amid fears that Welsh fans are starting to vote with their feet due to the losing streak and uncertainty surrounding the professional game, another relatively low turnout looks likely.

The Scotland fixture has attracted attendances above 70,000 since the 2002 game in front of 68,000, a figure that the governing body would love to have this weekend.