Wales defence had hallmarks of mean Shaun Edwards era as benchmark set for Twickenham showdown with England

To paraphrase Alan Partridge, victory over Scotland will have Wales feeling that they "have... had and are... bounced... bouncing... back'.

While Wayne Pivac and Dan Biggar weren't left needing to 'borrow a pen' post-match like Norfolk's finest disc jockey to sort out their mixed tenses, they were more than aware that bouncing back once isn't enough.

It's a process that needs continuation.

The bounce back needs to be backed up, so to speak.

After all, it's only one victory, but the coach and captain can be glad that Wales fronted up at the end of a week of questions and heavy soul-searching.

A week on from the horror show in Dublin, there was a marked improvement in virtually every facet of Wales' game.

The lineout functioned brilliantly, with Ryan Elias and Dewi Lake enjoying a fine day with their arrows.

And after Wales were physically manhandled at the breakdown on both sides of the ball, something that Will Rowlands admitted had hurt the Welsh forwards' pride, the pack brought the physicality to disrupt Scotland.

The attack arguably wasn't close to clicking, but just the ability to retain possession and carry strongly allowed Wales to build enough pressure to affect the scoreboard.

But, perhaps one of the most pleasing aspects was how Wales stood up defensively.

They weren't perfect, but they were relentless and smart in equal measure.

Scotland had caught England off with their brand of fast-paced opportunism, but Wales were aware of the danger.

At Murrayfield, Gregor Townsend's men had created the opening try for Ben White through a quick lineout, catching the English defence napping and allowing them to set up a midfield ruck that isolated English forwards as Scotland cut back against the grain on the second phase.