Scotland vs France LIVE: Women’s Six Nations rugby result and reaction as Les Bleues win
Follow all the action from the round 3 clash at Scotstoun
A stunning first-half display helped France claim a 28-8 victory over Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations.
France, who came into the game with two wins from their opening two games, continued their 100 per cent record by earning a 28-3 half-time lead in Glasgow.
Laure Sansus scored two tries, with Jessy Tremouliere and Gaelle Hermet also crossing the line in a rampant opening 40 minutes. Tremouliere also brought her kicking boots, converting all four tries.
Scotland, who had exposed some holes in the French defence before the break, put up a spirited response in the second half and were camped in the visiting 22.
They eventually crossed the line in the 78th minute as Chloe Rollie went over after good work from Christine Belisle.
Helen Nelson missed the conversation for the Scots, who have now lost three from three.
Kick-off! Scotland 0-0 France
And we are underway!
Can Scotland can their first win of the tournament? Or will France continue their victorious run?
Scotland vs France
The teams are almost out and the anthems will begin shortly!
They will first have the rugby against racism message and have a moment for Ukraine.
But this match will kick-off in just five minutes time.
Scotland vs France
Scotland head coach Bryan Easson has spoken to the BBC ahead of kick-off.
He said: “If we keep putting performances like we have against England and Wales we should get some resutls together.
“We are building by getting new players in the squad. Shona Campbell, Emma Orr. Having Emma Wassell out is good for us as well, frustrating for Emma and us but to get Louise McMillan and Sarah Bonar in their is good.”
Scotland vs France
The teams are out at Scotstoun with the stadium filling up with fans.
Scotland will have to have a bright start and get points on the board early doors. It’s all well and good to come out strong but if that doesn’t dent the scorebaord the hard work will eventually go to waste.
This France side will punish sides for any mistakes.
Scotland vs France
Most fans will be predicting a big French win today but don’t count Scotland out too easily.
Despite the scoreline, they frustrated England in their opening match and they were only beaten by Wales int he dying moments of the game.
It would be a tall order for the Scots to produce a win but it isn’t out of the question. Just look back to 2020 when they held them to a 13-13 draw. Today’s outcome could determine the winner of the tournament, if France slip up you have to say England take the trophy.
Scotland vs France
The biggest talking point of the nine changes France have made is Jessy Tremouliere at fly-half. The World Rugby Player of the Decade is usually found at 15 with Caroline Drouin taking the reins at 10.
So all eyes will be on the star. She has played there before for her club but will playing her out of her position pay off?
It will be something Scotland could target, pressuring her kicks and game management. We have just 25 minutes to go to see if Scotland can use it to their advantage or if France have struck gold.
Scotland vs France
An end of a record era comes today as Scotland second row Emma Wassell cannot start for her country due to injury.
The star has played in 54 consecutive matches since her debut in a run longer than any other player! She tweeted she was “gutted” not to be running out at Scotstoun today. Hopefully the injury doesn’t keep her out for long as she is a stalwart for Scotland.
Louise McMillan takes her place today in the starting line-up.
Scotland vs France
The third round of the tournament kicked off yesterday with England vs Wales. The Red Roses defeated a stoic Wales 58-5 in front of a record home crowd at Kingsholm Stadium.
Over 14,900 fans turned out at Gloucester for what’s thought to be the biggest women’s rugby match aside from France vs England in 2018. It follows record crowds for Scotland, Wales and Ireland this tournament. Women’s rugby is definitely growing incredibly quickly.
The second match of the third round will be Scotland vs France, kicking off at 1pm, and then the action rounds off with Ireland vs Italy.
Supporters will then have to wait two weeks for round four as the fallow week will ensue next weekend.
Scotland vs France
France are pushing to win the title this year and to do so they have to go toe-to-toe with defending champions England. The Red Roses have so far picked up three bonus-point wins meaning the French need to grab five points from today’s game.
France have so far had the perfect start with two bonus-point victories themselves, but to put themselves in contention they’ll need to keep it up.
If they can the decisive fixture will be France vs England on 30 April. What a Super Saturday that would be with everything on the line.
Scotland vs France
Scotland are on the hunt for their first win of the tournament after losing to England and Wales. The Welsh defeat would have hurt the Scots more as they were ahead at half-time.
They picked up a losing bonus point from that match but they will look to emulate their 2020 heroics when they drew with France 13-13.
Scotland head coach Bryan Easson said: We’ve had a good review this week following last Saturday’s result against Wales and we’ve taken a lot of learnings on board. I think we performed well for the first 50 minutes and created a lot of chances while demonstrating a strong defensive effort at the same time.
“We’ve spoken this week about being a lot more clinical and working a little bit harder off the ball to make sure those running lines are more detailed for the match this weekend.”
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