Scotland 17-14 France
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: 66,181
Scotland v France Match Reports
A much-changed Scotland side put in a morale-boosting performance to beat France 17-14 at BT Murrayfield. Tries from Sean Maitland and Chris Harris, plus a penalty from Greig Laidlaw, edged the Dark Blues to victory over a French side that had beaten them heavily last weekend. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Scotland bounce back with victory over France at Murrayfield
- BBC: Scotland avenge Nice rout at Murrayfield
- Guardian: Chris Harris try edges Scotland to comeback victory against France
- Telegraph: Chris Harris try seals fightback as Scotland gain revenge over France
- Daily Mail: Chris Harris inflicts revenge for hosts as Gregor Townsend's side fight back in World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield
- Scotsman: Scots come from behind to stun Les Bleus in World Cup warm-up
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland come from behind to defeat France
Scotland v France - Match Highlights
Scotland v France - Match Stats
Scotland: (10) 17
Try: Maitland (39'), Harris (60')
Conversion: Laidlaw (40', 61')
Penalty: Laidlaw (5')
France: (14) 14
Try: Penaud (2', 27')
Conversion: Ramos (3', 29')
Man of the match: Hamish Watson (Scotland)
Scotland v France - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team
Forwards
- 1 Gordon Reid
- 2 George Turner
- 3 Willem Nel
- 4 Scott Cummings
- 5 Sam Skinner
- 6 Ryan Wilson
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Blade Thomson
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Sean Maitland
- 12 Pete Horne
- 13 Chris Harris
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Grant Stewart
- 17 Allan Dell
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Grant Gilchrist
- 20 John Barclay
- 21 George Horne
- 22 Rory Hutchinson
- 23 Blair Kinghorn
France Team
Forwards
- 1 Jefferson Poirot
- 2 Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
- 3 Rabah Slimani
- 4 Félix Lambey
- 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
- 6 Arthur Iturria
- 7 Charles Ollivon
- 8 Grégory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Camille Lopez
- 11 Alivereti Raka
- 12 Gaël Fickou
- 13 Sofiane Guitoune
- 14 Damian Penaud
- 15 Thomas Ramos
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Cyril Baille
- 18 Emerick Setiano
- 19 Romain Taofifénua
- 20 Yacouba Camara
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Romain Ntamack
- 23 Maxime Médard