Dan Biggar explains his decision to snap the drop goal

Dan Biggar's drop-goal on his 100th Test appearance gave Wales' Six Nations title defence lift-off as they battled to a 20-17 victory over Scotland at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.

In the latter stages of the clash on Saturday, Wales winger Alex Cuthbert had a try ruled out for being in touch but referee Nic Berry and TMO adjudged that Russell was not in a position to catch the ball in the build-up when knocking on.

The Scotland flyhalf was subsequently yellow-carded and Wales ramped up the pressure, culminating in Biggar slotting over a three-pointer, rather than going for the line, which proved the right call as Wales held on for victory.

Biggar got some stick from fans and pundits for slotting the drop goal that ultimately won the game at the Principality Stadium as Biggar elected to clip over three points under a penalty advantage.

The captain on the day has provided some clarity on his decision explaining afterwards: "Yeah, it was probably just to edge ahead, take a free shot and get ahead.

"It proved to be the right decision in the end. What it enabled us to do was play without the ball.

"If you’re chasing the game, you can force something, give up a cheap turnover or a breakdown penalty.

"All of a sudden, you’re chasing the game again. It just enabled us to play a territory-based game, rather than a possession-based game.

"That suited us down to the ground in the last 10 minutes."

Biggar's drop-goal against Scotland is the first by any player in the Six Nations since Romain Ntamack landed one against Italy in 2019, while it was Biggar's first in the Championship since 2015 against Ireland.