Wales v Scotland Six Nations: Can Scots back up Calcutta Cup win?

Captain Sione Tuipulotu spoke before the England match about how Scotland were “a desperate team” with their Six Nations hopes on the line.

That desperation for a win surely applies to Wales this weekend.

Steve Tandy, the former Scotland defence coach now in charge of Wales, has watched his side get battered in their opening two matches against England and France.

They sit bottom of the table having scored only 19 points across two games while conceding 102.

France ran riot with eight tries in Cardiff to consign Wales to a 13th consecutive Six Nations defeat.

Yet Scotland have had enough bad experiences in Cardiff to never take a victory for granted, even with Welsh rugby in dire straits.

“I obviously know some of their coaching staff, Steve Tandy and [former Glasgow head coach] Danny Wilson,” Cummings said.

“They’ll be obviously pretty up for this game, having worked with us in the past.

“We’re expecting a pretty solid, gritty performance from them, and they’ll definitely be tough to break down.

“They’re going to be a team that’s obviously hurting and, like we were last week, that often brings the best out in teams. So we’re expecting a massive fight from them.

“I want the heat on us. We need to view every single moment as the most important moment of the match. If we don’t, then I don’t think we’ll get the win out of it. So I don’t think the pressure’s off us.

“In international rugby, the pressure’s always on you to perform well. I think for us it’s going to be a massive game, but we’re definitely not resting on the weekend being a finished performance.”