Scotland vs France LIVE: Six Nations rugby score and latest updates as Jonathan Danty try seals bonus point
Follow live reaction after the favourites for the 2022 Six Nations stayed on course for a Grand Slam
France were at their flamboyant best as they scored six tries in thumping Scotland 36-17 at Murrayfield on Saturday to make it three wins out of three in the Six Nations this year.
Two tries in the opening 13 minutes served notice of their form and status as tournament favourites, as Paul Willemse and Yoram Moefana went over early.
There were four more tries from Gale Fickou, Jonathan Danty and Damien Penaud (2) in a devastating performance, with Melvyn Jaminet adding three conversions
Scotland offered resistance at stages but only went over the line twice through loose forward Rory Darge, making his first start for the home team, and Duhan van der Merwe. Finn Russell converted one of the tries and added a penalty while Stuart Hogg converted the other.
PENALTY! SCOTLAND 3-7 France (Finn Russell penalty, 11 minutes)
No mistake from the Scotland fly-half. Straight and true.
Scotland 0-7 France, 10 minutes
France make an error from the restart and Scotland have their first attacking ball. France are then offside close to a ruck, drawing an advantage from referee Karl Dickson.
The attack comes to nothing and Finn Russell will try to get his radar right from bang in front.
Scotland 0-7 France, 10 minutes
France make an error from the restart and Scotland have their first attacking ball. France are then offside close to a ruck, drawing an advantage from referee Karl Dickson.
The attack comes to nothing and Finn Russell will try to get his radar right from bang in front.
TRY! Scotland 0-7 FRANCE (Paul Willemse try, 9 minutes)
What a score! It’s a brilliant break from Dupont to spark it and then the French forwards pour through. Gael Fickou plays scrum-half after Cyril Baille is felled and Paul Willemse is over with a hefty carry close-in from Julien Marchand’s nifty offload.
Melvyn Jaminet converts and France are away.
Scotland 0-0 France, 7 minutes
Finn Russell very nearly fumbles a high bomb and then kicks rather aimlessly. Antoine Dupont gathers, and off he goes!
Oh and how he goes! Dupont skips beyond Darcy Graham, hands off Rory Darge, squares up Ali Price and bumps his off. Darge finally chops him down but still France come...
Missed Penalty! Scotland 0-0 France, 6 minutes
Ugly start from Melyvn Jaminet. That’s a simple one for a kicker of his standard and he drags it wide of the left-hand upright. It stays scoreless.
Scotland 0-0 France, 5 minutes
A crossfield kick doesn’t quite work as intended and France are stalled a touch. Antoine Dupont tries to regather the momentum with a dart but Scotland are wise to it, and Rory Darge has his first eye-catching moment, in on the carcass of Cyril Baille and jackaling the ball back.
But Scotland are then penalised, and Melvyn Jaminet will call for the tee.
Scotland 0-0 France, 4 minutes
Scrum again. Hardly a fluent opening.
This time it stays up and France will attack to the left from halfway. They give the ball width and Yoram Moefana, jettisoned to the wing, makes metres with a lovely little step, shimmy and shove.
Scotland 0-0 France, 3 minutes
More instability, and this time a free kick to France for Pierre Schoeman’s rather hurried attempt to put Uini Atonio under early pressure.
Scotland 0-0 France, 2 minutes
A reset first up, and the scrum goes down again after the front rows re-gather themselves. Karl Dickson is content to let Scotland play, and they switch the point of attack but France have Finn Russell well marked.
Russell releases a hurried kick that collides with a French leg and then forward from the hands of Jonathan Danty. Back to the burly blokes for some more shoving.
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