Wales still have a long way to go
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Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones believes Wales still have room for improvement in the Six Nations after beating Scotland to record their first victory of the 2015 Championship.
Stuart Hogg finished a stunning breakaway try in the first half for the hosts, but scores from Rhys Webb and Jonathan Davies either side of the break helped Warren Gatland's men to a 26-23 victory.
And Wyn Jones admits securing a win after the disappointment of last week's defeat to England was massively important, even if the performance was not totally satisfying.
"We were pretty unconvincing last week and I think towards the end today we were pretty unconvincing again, but a win is a win and we are trying to get better," said the man of the match.
"I think the final score is a fair reflection of the game. I think both teams have been a bit unconvincing of late but credit to Scotland today as they gave us a real game.
"We hope that we can win the Championship but we are not going to get too far ahead of ourselves.
"You have to have a lot of respect for the other teams and realise that you have to take it one game at a time."
Leigh Halfpenny picked up a personal tally of 16 points on the day, whilst Liam Williams saw a first-half try chalked off, as Wales did enough to overcome their determined opponents in a dramatic affair at Murrayfield.
Gatland also insists the result was the priority following the opening-round loss, with the attacking potential of his side a promising footnote."There's a satisfaction and relief after the criticism of last week. I think we deserved the result and the victory, but it's difficult to get a result away from home in this Championship," Gatland said.
"When we kept the ball we were good, and our dominance in the air was good.
"It was a good Test match, we went out there to play rugby and Scotland did as well. We're relieved to get back on the bike and get a result."
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