France 23-27 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
France v Scotland Match Reports
Scotland celebrated a first victory in Paris for over 20 years with a last-gasp 27-23 win over France. The hosts entered the rescheduled match with the Six Nations title still in their sights, but they failed to subdue a determined Scottish side. With only three points separating the two sides at the end of the match, Scotland went through phase after phase to create an opening for Duhan van der Merwe to score a late try and snatch a famous victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Duhan Van Der Merwe claims late try as Scotland fight back for victory in France
- BBC: Wales win title as Scotland beat France in Paris
- Daily Mail: France fall short in their bid to snatch the Championship in delayed finale as gutsy Scotland score a dramatic late try to seal victory
- Sky Sports: Wales crowned Six Nations champions as visitors win in Paris despite Finn Russell red card
- Scotsman: Scotland beat France in Paris for first time since 1999 in stunning injury-time finale
- Scottish Rugby: France 23-27 Scotland match report
France v Scotland - Match Highlights
France v Scotland - Match Stats
France: (13) 23
Try: Dulin (36'), Penaud (46'), Rebbadj (66')
Conversion: Ntamack (37')
Penalty: Ntamack (9', 28')
Scotland: (10) 27
Try: van der Merwe (15', 81'+4), Cherry (61')
Conversion: Russell (15', 62'), Hastings (81'+6)
Penalty: Russell (19', 53')
Red Card: Russell (71')
Man of the Match: Gael Fickou (France)
France v Scotland - Team Line-ups
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julian Marchand
- 3 Mohamed Haouas
- 4 Bernard Le Roux
- 5 Swan Rebbadj
- 6 Anthony Jelonch
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Gregory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Gael Fickou
- 12 Arthur Vincent
- 13 Virimi Vakatawa
- 14 Damian Penaud
- 15 Brice Dulin
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 18 Uini Atonio
- 19 Romain Taofifenua
- 20 Dylan Cretin
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Anthony Bouthier
- 23 Teddy Thomas
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rory Sutherland
- 2 George Turner
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Sam Skinner
- 5 Grant Gilchrist
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Nick Haining
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Sam Johnson
- 13 Chris Harris
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Stuart Hogg (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 David Cherry
- 17 Oli Kebble
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Alex Craig
- 20 Ryan Wilson
- 21 Scott Steele
- 22 Adam Hastings
- 23 Huw Jones