Scotland v France

keith16

Scotland: 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Tommy Seymour, 13-Alex Dunbar, 12-Matt Scott, 11-Sean Lamont, 10-Duncan Weir, 9-Greig Laidlaw; 1-Ryan Grant, 2-Scott Lawson, 3-Geoff Cross, 4-Richie Gray, 5-Jim Hamilton, 6-Johnnie Beattie, 7-Kelly Brown (captain), 8-David Denton

Replacements: 16-Ross Ford, 17-Moray Low, 18-Euan Murray, 19-Tim Swinson, 20-Ryan Wilson, 21-Chris Cusiter, 22-Duncan Taylor, 23-Max Evans

France: 15-Brice Dulin, 14-Yoann Huget, 13-Mathieu Bastareaud, 12-Maxime Mermoz, 11-Maxime Medard, 10-Jules Plisson, 9-Maxime Machenaud; 1-Thomas Domingo, 2-Brice Mach, 3-Nicolas Mas, 4-Pascal Pape (captain), 5-Yoann Maestri, 6-Sebastien Vahaamahina, 7-Alexandre Lapandry, 8-Damien Chouly

Replacements: 16-Guilhem Guirado, 17-Vincent Debaty, 18-Rabah Slimani, 19-Alexandre Flanquart, 20-Antonie Claassen, 21-Jean-Marc Doussain, 22-Remi Tales, 23-Gael Fickou

Can Scotland build on their victory in Rome? Not for me. France by 17.

Diabhal Beag

Hugh Cahill and George Ham are currently have a commentary pistols at dawn situation.

keith16

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Hugh Cahill and George Ham are currently have a commentary pistols at dawn situation.

Amateur hour, I've switched back to BBC.

CatFromHue

Think Scotland will put in a good show here

Lapin

For a moment there I was wondering why they were playing Ireland's Call in Murrayfield.

marco_polo

I think this could be a decent game.

Every time I have thought that before a game in Murrayfield in recent years it has been a stinker though

Diabhal Beag

George Ham seems to have won. R.I.P Hugh. You were better on Newstalk.

P_1

C'mon Scotland, the French having nothing to play for next week can only be a good thing for us

keith16

Scotlands kit is horrible.

petebricquette

Scotland looking like Italy in the kit. Awful.

Lapin

Pitch in an awful state.

Like the ref's microphone.

P_1

Pitch in shíte already. 3-0 France

matthew8

P_1 wrote: »

Pitch in shíte already. 3-0 France

It looks 10 times better than it was against England.

Hating the jerseys. If a team's going to play in dark blue surely it should be Scotland.

Taco Corp

Scotland stand ridiculously deep

P_1

matthew8 wrote: »

It looks 10 times better than it was against England.

Hating the jerseys. If a team's going to play in dark blue surely it should be Scotland.

Home team always wears the alternate colours when there's a clash in international rugby.

Irlandczyk

Comical commentating though

Buer

If France hammer Scotland, they still have an outside chance of the title when we go to Paris.

windy shepard henderson

Lapin wrote: »

Pitch in an awful state.

Like the ref's microphone.

the ref's microphone reminds me of the days back in the early 90s when george Hamilton used to commentate the french games via telephone .....with the french minester of defence braking through half way through the second half as he tries to broker an arms deal with the russians behind the americans back............ah the memories!!!!

Buer

That's a try, I think.

Kanrith

Yep try awarded.

Fireball07

If Mermoz had played a pass inside on France's last attack they had a try.



Hard to call that, Huget might have touched it.


EDIT: Try given!

Davei141

Come on Scotland!

Artful_Badger

They didnt spend too long checking that. I think Huget got a hand to it.

Irlandczyk

Looked for all the world that Huget got his finger on that one. Not sure about that try, I'll take it though. So far, so good.

B0X

Surely Huget got that.

Taco Corp

is Fofana injured?

Anatidaephobia

I though that ball went forward from the other Scottish player.

Fireball07

Captain_Hindsight wrote: »

is Fofana injured?

Aye, I believe so.



You don't drop him, he's pure class. Bastareaud is generally poor for France.

Davei141

Scotland are smashing the French in tackles, bodes well for a competitive match.

errlloyd

I'm pretty sure hogg has to signal Edinburgh air traffic control before smashing up those kicks. They're huge

razorblunt

errlloyd wrote: »

I'm pretty sure hogg has to signal Edinburgh air traffic control before smashing up those kicks. They're huge

Bastereud had to be guided up the Firth of Forth by tugboat on Thursday night.

Kanrith

Go on Scotland!!

keith16

G'wan Scotland!

its_phil

Lovely hands Scotland

Artful_Badger

Crackin try.

Diabhal Beag

What ****ing try.

Davei141

A try that NZ be proud of! Get in Scotland.

keith16

Hint of obstruction?

Aidric

Been a good contest so far.

Irlandczyk

That was an absolute beauty of a try. Great hands. Scotland just need to keep their discipline and stop handing France 3 pointers now and they're set.

razorblunt

I've said it before but Pape is an awful, awful player.

keith16

France looking disorganised. Not much in the way of obstruction for me. BBC now saying that Plisson should have started playacting to make more of it.

Fireball07

Was a lovely try by Seymour, France have been poor. As per usual.

Diabhal Beag

France sure love to win lineouts

keith16

Excellent play from Scotland. Good to see them doing well.

razorblunt

Laidlaw with a come and have a go to Huget. Go on wee man.

SNAKEDOC

I would have thought scotland would have sorted their mac maggot problem pitch in sh1t again. Good game if france lose they will be looking to put right a wrong next weekend against us.

Taco Corp

that's a ridiculous pen call against scotland in the scrum.

Fireball07

This really isn't a great game; we will kill France.

its_phil

SNAKEDOC wrote: »

I would have thought scotland would have sorted their mac maggot problem pitch in sh1t again. Good game if france lose they will be looking to put right a wrong next weekend against us.

They're getting a new pitch. Same one as Aviva and Twickenham I think

Davei141

2 terrible calls from Pollock in a row thankfully doesn't result in anything. "Hes jumped back into it" I've just looked at it about 5 times and hes talking out of his hoop, as per usual.