France 23-16 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Attendance: 81,158
France v Scotland Match Reports
France recorded their first, and only, victory of the 2013 Six Nations Championship with a 23-16 win over Scotland in Paris. However, the win still didn't prevent France finishing bottom of the championship table and collecting the wooden spoon. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Six Nations 2013: France 23-16 Scotland
- Telegraph: France 23 Scotland 16: match report
- Sky Sports: France finish bottom of the table despite win over Scotland
- ESPN: French double sinks Scotland
- Scotsman: Six Nations: France 23 - 16 Scotland
- RBS 6 Nations: France finally flourish to finish on a high
- Sydney Morning Herald: France finish with wooden spoon despite beating Scotland
France v Scotland Match Highlights
France v Scotland Match Statistics
France (0) 23
Tries: Fofana, Medard
Conversions: Michalak, Machenaud
Penalties: Michalak 3
Scotland (6) 16
Tries: Visser
Conversions: Laidlaw
Penalties:Laidlaw 3
Man of the Match: Wesley Fofana (France)
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Thomas Domingo
- 2. Benjamin Kayser
- 3. Nicolas Mas
- 4. Sebastien Vahaamahina
- 5. Yoann Maestri
- 6. Antonie Claassen
- 7. Thierry Dusautoir (Captain)
- 8. Louis Picamoles
Backs
- 9. Morgan Parra
- 10. Frederic Michalak
- 11. Maxime Medard
- 12. Wesley Fofana
- 13. Mathieu Bastareaud
- 14. Vincent Clerc
- 15. Yoann Huget
Replacements
- 16. Guilhem Guirado
- 17. Vincent Debaty
- 18. Luc Ducalcon
- 19. Christophe Samson
- 20. Yannick Nyanga
- 21. Maxime Machenaud
- 22. Francois Trinh-Duc
- 23. Florian Fritz / Gael Fickou
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Ryan Grant
- 2. Ross Ford
- 3. Euan Murray
- 4. Grant Gilchrist
- 5. Jim Hamilton
- 6. Alasdair Strokosch
- 7. Kelly Brown (Captain)
- 8. Johnnie Beattie
Backs
- 9. Greig Laidlaw
- 10. Duncan Weir
- 11. Tim Visser
- 12. Matt Scott
- 13. Sean Lamont
- 14. Sean Maitland
- 15. Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16. Dougie Hall
- 17. Moray Low
- 18. Geoff Cross
- 19. Alastair Kellock
- 20. Ryan Wilson
- 21. Henry Pyrgos
- 22. Ruaridh Jackson
- 23. Max Evans