Scotland 32-26 France
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v France Match Reports
Scotland fought their way to a 32-26 victory over France at BT Murrayfield. In an entertaining first half, Teddy Thomas scored two tries for France, whilst Sean Maitland and Huw Jones both crossed for Scotland. After the break it came down to penalties, and man-of-the-match Greig Laidlaw nailed all six of his penalty kicks to take the win for Scotland. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Greig Laidlaw kicks Scotland to a 32-26 victory over France in Six Nations
- BBC: Laidlaw kicks Scotland to tense victory over France
- Guardian: Greig Laidlaw’s nerveless kicking carries Scotland to cathartic win over France
- Telegraph: Teddy Thomas brace not enough for French as Greig Laidlaw kicks 22 points at Murrayfield
- Daily Mail: Greig Laidlaw punishes the French to register first win in the Six Nations
- ESPN: Greig Laidlaw boots Scotland to Six Nations victory over France
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland 32-26 France match report
Scotland v France - Match Highlights
Scotland v France - Match Stats
Scotland: (14) 32
Try: Maitland (13'), Jones (32')
Conversion: Laidlaw (14', 33')
Penalty: Laidlaw (44', 49', 61', 65', 71', 77')
France: (20) 26
Try: Thomas (3', 27')
Conversion: Machenaud (4', 28')
Penalty: Machenaud (10', 41'+1), Serin (47', 58')
Man of The Match: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
Scotland v France - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gordon Reid
- 2 Stuart McInally
- 3 Simon Berghan
- 4 Grant Gilchrist
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 John Barclay (CAPTAIN)
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Ryan Wilson
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Sean Maitland
- 12 Pete Horne
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Scott Lawson
- 17 Jamie Bhatti
- 18 Jon Welsh
- 19 Ben Toolis
- 20 David Denton
- 21 Ali Price
- 22 Chris Harris
- 23 Blair Kinghorn
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jefferson Poirot
- 2 Guilhem Guirado (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Rabah Slimani
- 4 Arthur Iturria
- 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
- 6 Wenceslas Lauret
- 7 Yacouba Camara
- 8 Marco Tauleigne
Backs
- 9 Maxime Machenaud
- 10 Lionel Beauxis
- 11 Virimi Vakatawa
- 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
- 13 Rémi Lamerat
- 14 Teddy Thomas
- 15 Geoffrey Palis
Replacements
- 16 Adrien Pelissie
- 17 Eddy Ben Arous
- 18 Cedate Gomes Sa
- 19 Paul Gabrillagues
- 20 Louis Picamoles
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Anthony Belleau
- 23 Benjamin Fall