Scotland 50-40 France
Date:
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v France Match Reports
Scotland produced a memorable performance in a record-breaking 50-40 victory over France at Murrayfield. A fast-paced first half saw Scotland score three tries, with Darcy Graham striking early before Kyle Steyn and Pierre Schoeman added later scores. France briefly led midway through the half when Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Theo Attissogbe crossed in quick succession, but the hosts held a 19-14 advantage at half-time. Scotland started the second half strongly as Ben White secured a bonus point with their fourth try, before Steyn intercepted from halfway to score his second. Graham then completed his brace and Tom Jordan crossed under the posts as the hosts surged clear. France rallied late as Antoine Dupont and Thomas Ramos both scored to secure a bonus point, before Finn Russell kicked a penalty to bring up Scotland's half-century. Further tries from Oscar Jegou and Ramos came too late to affect the result. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Scotland in Six Nations title mix after winning 90-point thriller against France
- BBC: Rampant Scotland annihilate French Grand Slam dreams
- Guardian: Scotland stun France in 50-40 thriller to throw Six Nations title race wide open
- Telegraph: Inspired Scotland stun France in 90-point epic to blow Six Nations wide open
- Daily Mail: Rampant Scots keep their Six Nations title hopes alive... and claim the greatest victory of Gregor Townsend's tenure
- Sky Sports: Seven-try mauling ignites Six Nations title race as Les Bleus' Grand Slam goes up in smoke
- Scottish Rugby: Match Report: Scotland 50-40 France
Scotland v France - Match Highlights
Scotland v France - Match Stats
Scotland (19) 50
Try: Graham (5', 59'), Steyn (26', 51'), Schoeman (32'), White (44'), Jordan (63')
Conversion: Russell (6', 34', 45', 52', 60', 64')
Penalty: Russell (78')
France (14) 40
Try: Bielle-Biarrey (18'), Attissogbe (22'), Dupont (66'), Ramos (74', 80'+1), Jegou (78')
Conversion: Ramos (19', 23', 67', 80'+2)
Man of the match: Kyle Steyn (Scotland)
Scotland v France - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Pierre Schoeman
- 2 George Turner
- 3 D'arcy Rae
- 4 Gregor Brown
- 5 Scott Cummings
- 6 Matt Fagerson
- 7 Rory Darge
- 8 Jack Dempsey
Backs
- 9 Ben White
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Kyle Steyn
- 12 Sione Tuipulotu (Captain)
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Blair Kinghorn
Replacements
- 16 Ewan Ashman
- 17 Rory Sutherland
- 18 Zander Fagerson
- 19 Grant Gilchrist
- 20 Freddy Douglas
- 21 Josh Bayliss
- 22 George Horne
- 23 Tom Jordan
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Dorian Aldegheri
- 4 Charles Ollivon
- 5 Mickael Guillard
- 6 Francois Cros
- 7 Oscar Jegou
- 8 Anthony Jelonch
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont (Captain)
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
- 12 Yoram Moefana
- 13 Nicolas Depoortere
- 14 Theo Attissogbe
- 15 Thomas Ramos
Replacements
- 16 Peato Mauvaka
- 17 Rodrigue Neti
- 18 Demba Bamba
- 19 Thibaud Flament
- 20 Emmanuel Meafou
- 21 Lenni Nouchi
- 22 Baptiste Serin
- 23 Pierre-Louis Barassi
