Scotland (18) 29 / 18 (12) France (Final Score)
Scotland and France did battle in the RBS 6 Nations 2016 at
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh, at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Scotland:
- Penalties – Greig Laidlaw (3), Stuart Hogg (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Stuart Hogg (1), Duncan Taylor (1), Tim Visser (1)
- Conversions – Greig Laidlaw (1)
France:
- Penalties – Maxime Machenaud (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Guilhem Guirado (1), Gael Fickou (1)
- Conversions – Maxime Machenaud (1)
Teams:
Scotland |
France |
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Expected weather: Cold & cloudy with a maximum of 11°C and nothing more than a gentle breeze
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Marius Mitrea (France)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Try stands, there was nothing in the “holding back” stakes…
Scotland 18 / 5 France
France penalty on halfway…
Spedding kicks out just inside the Scotland 22.
Time is up in the 1st half… France hard on attack!
Tryyyyyyyy Gael Fickou, France, near the left corner!
Scotland 18 / 12 France
Lemoenetyd
2nd Half ON!
Scotland penalty near their own 22, against the French loosehead prop.
Scotland scrum on halfway, for a French knock, chasing a high ball.
This game is quite an arm-wrestle… Scotland playing better that I expected them to… then again one never knows which French side would pitch up!
Scotland scrum penalty… front row standing up.
Shot at goal from halfway for Stuart Hogg!
Over!
Scotland 21 / 12 France
France playing backwards… now a French scrum on their own 10m line.
France scrum penalty… not staying straight in the front row, good touchfinder
France penalty, against Ross Ford, in on the side.
Shot at goal.
Scotland 21 / 15 France
Good French attack and Laidlaw caught right on touch and all he could do is kick it into touch, right there.
Attacking French lineout, deep inside the Scotland 22.
France right on the line…
French penalty, offside.. it is a penalty 5m out.
Would have been a pop-over penalty, France kicks for the corner though, for a 5m lineout.
Good defence, Scotland gets the ball and Laidlaw finds a good touch.
France penalty.. what will they do this time?
Shot at goal from 46m out!
Scotland 21 / 18 France
20 Minutes to go in the game… only 3 points seperate the sides.
France penalty, holding on!
The result a French lineout on about the Scotland 22.
Josh Strauss off, subbed.
Scotland penalty, obstruction… bit unfortunate, but it was there, nonetheless.
Try Tim Visser, Scotland!
Scotland 26 / 18 France
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