Gareth Thomas scored two tries and defending champion Wales bounced back from last week's heavy loss to England by beating Scotland 28-18 in the Six Nations on Sunday.
Beaten 47-13 by England at Twickenham, the Welsh had scored four tries to lead 28-6 with two minutes to go until fullback Hugo Southwell and winger Chris Paterson scored for Scotland.
The Scots had to play for almost an hour a man short after lock Scott Murray was sent off for kicking opposite number Ian Gough in the head.
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England is the only team with maximum points after two rounds.
"We had to keep our discipline and we played some great rugby," Wales coach Mike Ruddock said. "For us it was about getting the result.
"The key point was they were a man down, but that was not enough to win it on its own. We had to keep working. Scotland showed great pride, they were a handful and wouldn't lie down."
Scotland coach Frank Hadden said Murray was unlucky to be sent off.
"Those who know Scott Murray know he is not a dirty player," said Hadden, who may appeal against the ejection. "He was extremely disappointed. There was a late tackle from Ian Gough well after the ball had gone. Scott was trying to get out of the tackle situation as quickly as he could and flicked out his foot. He wasn't looking in Ian Gough's direction at the time. Scott was extremely remorseful."
In front of 74,000 at Millennium Stadium with its roof closed, Wales went ahead with a converted penalty try in the seventh minute.
The Welsh pack pushed the Scots over their own line and New Zealand referee Steve Walsh awarded the penalty try when Simon Taylor and captain Jason White tackled Michael Owen at the back of the scrum.
Paterson replied for the Scots with a penalty goal in the 18th minute, but the visitor was reduced to 14 men when Murray was shown the red card four minutes later.
Murray was tackled late by Gough after he had released the ball in midfield and he reacted by kicking the Welshman in the head. Walsh also sent Gough to the sin bin.
After Jones had missed a penalty for Wales, the home side was denied another try because Shane Williams put his foot into touch before he passed inside.
Another try was ruled out for a forward pass before Wales went further ahead through Thomas' first try in the 33rd.
Owen and Robert Sidoli combined well on the left before releasing to Thomas, who collected his own kick ahead before touching down between the posts.
Paterson's second penalty goal three minutes before halftime reduced the lead to 14-6 at the interval.
Wales stretched that to 21-6 with a third try in the 53rd when scrumhalf Dwayne Peel took the ball from a ruck close to the Scottish posts and darted through a gap before offloading for Sidoli to go over.
Thomas scored his second converted try in the 62nd after Paterson was caught in possession inside his own half. From the turnover, Peel released Thomas to sprint 30 meters to the corner.
Scotland finally scored with two minutes to go after a spell of sustained pressure.
Sean Lamont broke from a ruck close to the posts, but was tackled before he went over. The Scots managed to recycle the ball and a long pass out found Southwell, who went over in the corner.
Paterson then intercepted a long Welsh pass near the Scotland 22 to race unchallenged for 75 meters to score. Paterson converted for a personal tally of 13 points.
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