
France 35-16 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Attendance: 78,226
France v Scotland Match Reports
France claimed the Six Nations title with a 35-16 bonus-point victory over Scotland in Paris. A fairly even first-half saw Yoram Moefana score for France and Darcy Graham reply for Scotland. Three penalty kicks from Thomas Ramos and two from Finn Russell meant the hosts led 16-13 at the break. Scotland started the second half brightly, but Louis Bielle-Biarrey was first to score as France took advantage of a loose pass. Ramos scored France's third try in the 58th minute as they started to pull clear on the scoreboard. Moefana got his second try just after the hour mark securing a 4-try bonus-point for Les Bleus. France were now in full control of the contest as they marched towards a seventh Six Nations title. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: France hold off stern Scotland challenge to clinch Six Nations title in Paris
- BBC: France overpower Scotland to win Six Nations title
- Guardian: France win Six Nations title after Moefana’s double sinks Scotland
- Daily Mail: Les Bleus survive Scottish scare to pip England to the Six Nations title with bonus-point win in Paris
- Sky Sports: France crowned Six Nations champions after inspired second-half surge breaks visitors' resistance
- Scottish Rugby: Match Report: France 35-16 Scotland
France v Scotland - Match Highlights
France v Scotland - Match Stats
France (16) 35
Try: Moefana (18', 62'), Bielle-Biarrey (43'), Ramos (57')
Conversion: Ramos (18', 44', 58')
Penalty: Ramos (4', 26', 39')
Scotland (13) 16
Try: Graham (29')
Conversion: Russell (30')
Penalty: Russell (21', 36', 51')
Man of the match: Yoram Moefana (France)
France v Scotland - Team Line-ups
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 2 Peato Mauvaka
- 3 Uini Atonio
- 4 Thibaud Flament
- 5 Mickael Guillard
- 6 Francois Cros
- 7 Paul Boudehent
- 8 Gregory Alldritt (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Maxime Lucu
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
- 12 Yoram Moefana
- 13 Gael Fickou
- 14 Damian Penaud
- 15 Thomas Ramos
Replacements
- 16 Julien Marchand
- 17 Cyril Baille
- 18 Dorian Aldegheri
- 19 Hugo Auradou
- 20 Emmanuel Meafou
- 21 Oscar Jegou
- 22 Anthony Jelonch
- 23 Nolann Le Garrec
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Pierre Schoeman
- 2 Dave Cherry
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Gregor Brown
- 5 Grant Gilchrist
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Rory Darge (Co-captain)
- 8 Matt Fagerson
Backs
- 9 Ben White
- 10 Finn Russell (Co-captain)
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Tom Jordan
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Blair Kinghorn
Replacements
- 16 Ewan Ashman
- 17 Rory Sutherland
- 18 Will Hurd
- 19 Jonny Gray
- 20 Marshall Sykes
- 21 Ben Muncaster
- 22 Jamie Dobie
- 23 Stafford McDowall