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.
Back out there
A return to action in a Scotland jersey for Mark Bennett at half-time - the injury-plagued centre is on for Chris Harris, who has not re-emerged.
But Scotland answered with Rory Darge’s first international try
That brilliant Yoram Moefana score
That was a half of some brilliant rugby from both sides, but particularly France, and perhaps never better than in the build-up to this Yoram Moefana score.
TRY! Scotland 10-19 FRANCE (Gael Fickou try, 42 minutes)
Another pearler! Jonathan Danty decisively deposits Finn Russell on his rear-end with a brutal bump, and then charges away with angry intensity. France swing the ball wide, Yoram Moefana checking as he takes a bouncing ball but regather momentum.
France look short of numbers as they look to the right, but Gael Fickou will do it himself! He out-runs Nick Haining on the angle, brushes aside Ali Price and just about squeezes over by the corner-flag. Melvyn Jaminet converts - an extremely costly five minutes for Scotland.
Scotland 10-12 France, 40 minutes
France play to width, Yoram Moefana nearly putting Stuart Hogg in trouble with his footwork and then offloading nicely for Melvyn Jaminet, who somehow grasps it with a single hand.
It goes wrong soon after, but France have a penalty from the lineout drive on the right. Cameron Woki is warned for his rather forceful reaction to a Scot’s grasping of his shirt, but there is nothing in the incident to warrant over-turning the penalty. France will attack from on the edge of the Scottish 22 with the final play of the half.
Scotland 10-12 France, 38 minutes
That would have been an all-timer, but Stuart Hogg drops it! It’s a moment of audacious brilliance from Scotland, playing themselves out of trouble, Hogg jinking, Finn Russell dancing and eventually Duhan van der Merwe storms through a great gaping space to breach the line.
He combines with Chris Harris, who has three outside him as he bears down on the last defender. Harris hurls for Hogg, the widest of them, who had the freedom of Edinburgh had he been able to grab a pass that just drifts agonisingly away from him. Oh, what might have been!
Scotland 10-12 France, 37 minutes
Nearly again! Finn Russell slithers through a half-hole and produces what looks to be ann outstanding off-load, but it evades Darcy Graham’s hands.
Scotland 10-12 France, 35 minutes
Hands on head from Duhan van der Merwe as he ponders what might have been! Ali Price is ended as he tries to snipe but Scotland then have a knock-on advantage and Finn Russell fizzes a delectable miss ball, with van der Merwe lurking out wide.
Stuart Hogg finds Nick Haining and van der Merwe is thundering along the touchline, but gets ahead of Haining’s pass and can’t gather it as he reaches back. Chance missed.
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