MEGAN Gaffney hailed an “amazing” evening last Friday as she helped Scotland Women to a first Six Nations rugby win in seven years, beating Wales at Broadwood.

Gaffney, from North Berwick, was on the right wing as Shade Munro’s side clinched a dramatic 15-14 win thanks to a late Sarah Law penalty.

The 25-year-old was delighted to have – at the 17th time of asking – secured the first Six Nations win of her 23-cap Scotland career.

She said: “A few of us didn’t know what to do at the end – whether to laugh or cry.

“Only Heather [Lockhart] has won in the Six Nations before, so for 22 of us it was a completely new experience, but it was amazing.”

The Scots also scored two tries for the second time in the championship – a first – through centre Lisa Thomson and wing Rhona Lloyd, to set up a dramatic finale.

University of Edinburgh student Gaffney was delighted to have won and hailed her team-mates for their resolve in the closing stages.

She told Courier Sport: “Coming close against Ireland really showed us that we can win games, but after Sarah kicked that late penalty, there was a different feeling.

“It felt like ‘Wales aren’t going to score here’, whereas against Ireland [who they lost to narrowly last month], I think it was more ‘they better not score’.”

Their first win since France were beaten in 2010 has given Gaffney and her colleagues confidence ahead of their next match.

They face world champions England at the Twickenham Stoop next weekend, and Gaffney knows it’s all about improving.

She added: “We have to focus on ourselves and do the things we know we can do well. It’s obviously going to be really tough, but as long as we can keep improving.”

Gaffney, who was involved with the initial stages of Team GB selection for the Rio Olympics 7s squad, was delighted with the progress the squad has made since Munro’s appointment as head coach.

She praised the ex-Glasgow Warriors assistant for his impact, adding: “He has made us focus more on our performances.

“We’ve started to play better, and I think we’re a lot more focused now – before when we got near the try line we panicked a bit, but with Lisa’s try, we kept calm and nobody was going for glory, and then she found a gap, which she managed to sneak through.”

Gaffney also set a target with two matches to go – back up their victory with another against Italy.

“We’ve been close to them in recent years so it’s about pushing ourselves to see what we can do,” she said. “There’s no reason why we can’t win that match.”