Finished Murrayfield
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- Scotland
- France
80' France secure the lineout and Julien Dupuy puts it into touch to secure the victory. 17-13- 79' Jones makes a break but is taken into touch. One last lineout...
- 78' France draw the penalty from the scrum and Beauxis lines up the kick but he drags it wide. One last chance for the Scots.
- 77' The French engage early this time and the Scots have a free-kick but another knock on costs the Scots.
- 76' They win the lineout but knock on to give the French the put in at the scrum. The Scots are penalised for an early engagement and the French have the put in again.
- 74' The French are running the ball and using their forwards well to create space for the kick, Hogg collects but again it is turnover ball and the French go through the phases again. Great defence from the Scots but the French work it to Beauxis for the drop. The Scots get to him and make the tackle. They kick for touch from the penalty for holding on.
- 72' Scotland, in a good field position, lose momentum. Another knock on. The French are doing well to put the pressure on Scottish ball but the stats don't look good from the Scots.
- 70' The errors are really beginning to creep in now for the Scots and they take a scrum down. This could cost them dear.
68' Fofana again runs an incredible angle to set up another attack. The French drive as the French fans respond. They are twelve metres from the score line but they work it back to Lionel Beauxis who drops the kick between the posts. Six in it now.- 66' A flurry of substitutions as the French coach, Philippe Saint-Andre, looks to keep his troops fresh - they haven't played for three weeks remember.
- 65' The French are slowing the ball down but Lamont carries it to the 22. Dusautoir does well to hold up Vernon. The French get good turnover ball.
- 63' France get the penalty from the scrum and kick it, they make some good ground but the Scots work it wide. De Luca finds Jones again and they look dangerous. Scotland going through the phases.
- 61' Hogg makes another break having spotted a gap and just as he is about to release he loses his footing. Chance gone. But the Scots are going through the phases and putting the French under some real pressure. France with the put in at the scrum.
- 59' Almost immediately a missed tackle affords Medard the run of the pitch and he crosses under the posts and an easy conversion gives the French a three point advantage. Parra with it.
- 56' Weir converts.
55' Barlcay turns the ball over, offloads to De Luc who does incredibly well to commit the tackle before offloading to Vernon, he could proabably have gone all the way himself but unselfishly offloads to Jones, who scuttles across the line to give Scotland the lead again.- 53' Scotland are giving away some poor penalties now as they try to force the play and France are dominating possession and territory.
51' Denton off for Vernon for the hosts.- 50' A couple of replacements from the French. Szarzewski leaves the field for Servat and Debaty replaces Poux.
- 50' What a take from Hogg from a Trinh-Duc up-and-under but Scotland take the ball into touch. Ross Ford steals at the lineout but having moved it wide, Hogg knocks on. Wayne Barnes plays the advantage and Medard kicks for touch.
49' Graeme Morrison led that charge for the Scots as Duncan Weir replaces Greig Laidlaw.- 49' Scotland win lineout ball almost immediately and go through the phases to the French 22 before the Scots knock on to give the French the scrum.
- 46' Parra, who missed a kick just before half time, has another chance to give the French the lead following another indiscretion at the breakdown and he makes no mistake from underneath the posts. 10-13.
- 43' France having the better of the territory here now, which will be a worry for Andy Robinson considering the speed at which they got the ball out in the first half.
41' We're back underway in Scotland. No changes for either side.- 40' 10-10 at the break.
40' Incredibly, they won't Parra misses.- 39' France come again and Jacobsen's high challenge is penalised with a penalty after no advantage. Scotland will go to the break trailing by three.
- 38' Parra converts.
- 37' Scotland bring a scrum down and the French have a penalty left of centre from about 30 metres as Parra looks at it and despite Scotland dominating the possession and territory stats they could be going to the interval at parity.
- Mike Blair left the field of play with a dead leg.- 35' Scotland just aren't getting quick enough ball though and give away another penalty for offside. France don't even make touch from the kick.
- 34' An injection of pace from Hogg sees him skip past Rougerie but Medard puts him in touch - France make a mess of the lineout and Ross Rennie's charge builds the platform for another attack.
- 33' Two replacements for Scotland: Rory Lamont is replaced by Nick De Luca and Mike Blair is also injured and replaced by Chris Cusiter.
- 32' Scotland have had 64% of possession and 57% of territory but one can only hope that this injury to Lamont doesn't halt their momentum.
- 31' Rory Lamont goes down heavily and we have a slight hiatus for an injury. Looks a serious one, so it could be a bit of a delay.
- 29' A man of Parra's calibre converts, no problem.
- 28' France get a penalty for offside. They kick for the 22. Szarzewski wins the lineout ball. Trinh-Duc runs through Laidlaw before the ball is recycled to Clerc, who feeds Fofana running a lovely line to evade a couple of flailing arms to cross the line.
- 25' Greig Laidlaw converts from pretty much under the posts. 10-0.
- 24' Ross Ford leads the charge from the lineout but with little support the French slow down the play. Having done well to slow down the Scottish break, the French give away a penalty for offside. Very kickable.
- 22' They come back the other way and a great offload from Richie Gray sets up a break but Lee Jones knocks on and Maxime Medard charges forward before offloading to Vincent Clerc but Hogg manages to thwart him. Both sides exchange kicks. Scotland come away with the ball from the lineout.
- 20' Scotland get the free-kick from the scrum and move the ball out wide.
- 18' France continue to get very quick ball at the breakdown but the Scots are doing well to frustrate their visitors. They get turnover ball through Ross Rennie, who kicks up field. France regroup and go through the phases but another knock on gives the Scots the put in.
- 16' Penalty to France after Scotland fail to release at the breakdown. They kick for touch. Lineout in the Scottish 22, Harinordoquy offloads to Parra but Scotland managed to get turnover ball. Scotland were lucky there as the French were recycling the ball with ease.
- 14' Scotland on the front foot again when Mike Blair taps from a penalty and runs into a gap, he offloads but French captain Thierry Dusautoir wins a penalty following a ferocious tackle. Needed more support there Blair.
- 12' France look for an immediate riposte but a knock on gives Scotland the put in at the scrum.
- 11' Scotland were good against England but not clinical enough in the important moments but they have turned good ball into points here.
- 9' Greig Laidlaw converts from tight on the touchline to give the hosts a seven point advantage.
- 8' Hogg almost frees himself from Rougerie but the Frenchman hangs on. The Scots work the ball again through Greig Laidlaw to Lee Jones who offloads to Stuart Hogg to go over in the corner.
- 7' The French work the scrum well but a knock on gives it back to the Scots and the hosts are getting a lot quicker ball this time.
- 5' You have to applaud the French defence and they eventually get turnover ball following a maul and the French get the put in at the scrum.
- 4' Scotland excel at the lineout and Scotland go through the phases building some pressure but the ball is slow and the French have their defence set.
- 3' An exchange of kicks from the sides before Scotland are awarded a penalty. Greig Laidlaw's kick is short but the French kick is poor and Scotland have a lineout on the 22.
1' National anthems done and we're moments away from the start.- 14:55 The match officials for today are: Wayne Barnes is the man in the middle with Alain Rolland and Simon McDowell the touch officials.
- 14:50 France : 15-Maxime Medard, 14-Vincent Clerc, 13-Aurelien Rougerie, 12-Wesley Fofana, 11-Julien Malzieu, 10-François Trinh-Duc, 9-Morgan Parra;1-Jean-Baptiste Poux, 2-Dimitri Szarzewski, 3-Nicolas Mas, 4-Pascal Pape, 5-Yoann Maestri, 6-Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 7-Imanol Harinordoquy, 8-Louis Picamoles. Replacements: 16-William Servat, 17-Vincent Debaty, 18-Lionel Nallet, 19-Julien Bonnaire, 20-Julien Dupuy, 21-Lionel Beauxis, 22-Maxime Mermoz.
- 14:45 Team news: Scotland : 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Rory Lamont, 13-Sean Lamont, 12-Graeme Morrison, 11-Lee Jones, 10-Greig Laidlaw, 9-Mike Blair; 1-Allan Jacobsen, 2-Ross Ford (captain), 3-Geoff Cross, 4-Richie Gray, 5-Jim Hamilton, 6-John Barclay, 7-Ross Rennie, 8-David Denton. Replacements: 16-Scott Lawson, 17-Ed Kalman, 18-Alastair Kellock, 19-Richie Vernon, 20-Chris Cusiter, 21-Duncan Weir, 22-Nick De Luca.
- 14:40 France have lost their last two away games in the Six Nations - to Italy and England and they last lost three in a row in 2008-09.
- 14:35 Scotland have begun a Championship campaign with three straight defeats in three of the past four seasons. Despite defeats in their opening two Six Nations matches this time out, there is some cause for optimism: a lack of composure cost them against England; while, against Wales, indiscipline - and the sin bin - cost them dear.
- 14:30 Scotland have lost their last four Tests - they haven't lost five in a row since 2004. Their Six Nations record under Andy Robinson reads two victories from 12 Six Nations matches.
14:25 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Six Nations clash between Scotland and France from Murrayfield.
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Summary
Scotland versus France Hogg 8’, Jones 56’ Tries Fofana 28’, Médard 59’ Laidlaw 10’, Weir 57’ Conversions Parra 30’, 60’ Laidlaw 26’ Penalties Parra 39’, 47’ Drops Beauxis 69’
Live Team Line-Up
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ScotlandManager: Andy Robinson
On the Field
- Jacobsen
- Ford
- Cross
- Gray
- Hamilton
- Barclay
- Rennie
- Denton
- Blair
- Laidlaw
- Jones
- Morrison
- Lamont
- Lamont
- Hogg
Subs
- Cusiter
- Kellock
- Lawson
- De Luca
- Kalman
- Vernon
- Weir
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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FranceManager: Philippe Saint-André
On the Field
- Poux
- Szarzewski
- Mas
- Papé
- Maestri
- Dusautoir
- Harinordoquy
- Picamoles
- Parra
- Trinh-Duc
- Malzieu
- Fofana
- Rougerie
- Clerc
- Médard
Subs
- Servat
- Nallet
- Bonnaire
- Dupuy
- Debaty
- Beauxis
- Mermoz
Injured
None
Suspended
None
- Poux
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The comments are supposed to be about the Scotland v France game, but as usual it as turned into a slanging match between the England fans and the rest of the world.
As for the game, I think the score line just about sums it up. France had a wake-up call today, and Robbo should be smiling for once. Two tries against France!!!!
If only Scotland could cut out the errors.
It was an exciting game, with lots of open play and turn-overs, but for me it was spoiled by the "whistle happy" control freak, Wayne Barnes.
For one thing, if you are going to persist in awarding a free kick for engaging too early, then for goodness sake, get the directions out quicker, instead of keeping the players crouched over for an eternity.
CROuCH and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and TOUCH and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and .....
What`s that all about???
Anyway on this performance, Scotland should avoid the spoon.
David Peter love to see you try and gas me, your a joke idiot ...
E Walters,OF COURSE YOUR A NAZI YOU IDIOT YOU HAVE JUST LOST YOU WAY A LITTLE ,
JAY, YOU HAVE NO MATE YOU CLOWN
Terry - my mate in Australia wanted England to win! He and his mates also wanted to France to beat Scotland!!
hogg is a very good player
so does England mean , German father land of Germany
Much better from Scotland, think we got our moneys worth today, hope Lamonts OK. Gotta give respect to Princess Anne she turns up everytime, I know she gets a nice lunch but still
France should never have got their last try if the officials had wore specs france get away with a high tackle and neither official spots it.
@ 64 Mark: Mark is an English word meaning whats left in your underwear after a 'follow through'; pretty apt for you sonny boy :)
Welsh is the English term for the native language of Wales which is also spoken by minorities in other parts of the world. Welsh is also the English name for the people of Wales and basically anything belonging to Wales or it's people.and anything that is nothing to do with English Germanic ways
Great game both sides performed well, a pleasure to watch such a close game
Juve are poo! it means f==k all English men up the rear until their eye pop out .
Ain`t the Engerlush a bitter bunch...guess thats because they`re being conquered by a mass of immigrants haha. C`mon Alba..show the frogs!
Well done France!!!!
