Scotland 29-18 France
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZR)
Attendance: 67,500
Scotland v France Match Reports
Scotland earned a well-deserved 29-18 win over France at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. It was Scotland's first victory over France since 2006, ending a 10 match losing streak against Les Bleus. The Scots scored three tries through Stuart Hogg, Duncan Taylor and Tim Visser. The French managed two tries of their own through captain Guilhem Guirado and Gaël Fickou, but it wasn't enough to keep their title hopes alive. The result means that England are the 2016 Six Nations champions. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Scotland end drought with win over France
- Guardian: Scotland defeat France to secure first home win in eight attempts
- Telegraph: Scotland 29 France 18 report: Result hands Six Nations to England
- Daily Mail: Stubborn Scots end French hoodoo to hand England their first Six Nations title since 2011
- ESPN: Scotland end French hopes of Six Nations title
- Scotsman: Spirited Scots flatten French
- RBS 6 Nations: Hogg inspires Scotland to end ten-year wait against France
- Scottish Rugby: Match report: Scotland (18) 29-18 (12) France
Scotland v France - Match Highlights
Scotland v France - Match Stats
Scotland: (18) 29
Try: Hogg, Taylor, Visser
Conversion: Laidlaw
Penalty: Laidlaw (3), Hogg
France: (12) 18
Try: Guirado, Fickou
Conversion: Machenaud
Penalty: Machenaud (2)
Man of the match: Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Alasdair Dickinson
- 2 Ross Ford
- 3 Willem Nel
- 4 Richie Gray
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 John Barclay
- 7 John Hardie
- 8 Josh Strauss
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tim Visser
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Duncan Taylor
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Stuart McInally
- 17 Rory Sutherland
- 18 Moray Low
- 19 Tim Swinson
- 20 Ryan Wilson
- 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
- 22 Peter Horne
- 23 Sean Lamont
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jefferson Poirot
- 2 Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
- 3 Rabah Slimani
- 4 Yoann Maestri
- 5 Alexandre Flanquart
- 6 Wenceslas Lauret
- 7 Damien Chouly
- 8 Yacouba Camara
Backs
- 9 Maxime Machenaud
- 10 François Trinh-Duc
- 11 Virimi Vakatawa
- 12 Maxime Mermoz
- 13 Gaël Fickou
- 14 Wesley Fofana
- 15 Scott Spedding
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Uini Atonio
- 18 Vincent Pelo
- 19 Sébastien Vahaamahina
- 20 Loann Goujon
- 21 Sébastien Bézy
- 22 Jules Plisson
- 23 Maxime Médard