Scotland 15-22 France
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Scotland v France Match Reports
Scotland's run of five successive victories came to an end after they were beaten 22-15 by France in the Autumn Nations Cup at BT Murrayfield. The teams were level at 12-12 following a kicking battle in the first half. Minutes after the break, Virimi Vakatawa scored the game's only try to put Les Bleus on course for victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Scotland's winning streak ended by France at Murrayfield
- BBC: Scotland fall short as France win in Autumn Nations Cup
- Guardian: Virimi Vakatawa scores decisive try in France's win over Scotland
- Telegraph: France come out top in kicking battle to beat Scotland at Murrayfield
- Daily Mail: Virimi Vatakawa scores only try of the game to boost Les Bleus' Autumn Nations Cup hopes with Thomas Ramos also starring at Murrayfield
- Scotsman: Winning run comes to an end as Virimi Vakatawa lights up Murrayfield
Scotland v France - Match Highlights
Scotland v France - Match Stats
Scotland: (12) 15
Penalty: Weir (17', 21', 28', 38', 47')
France: (12) 22
Try: Vakatawa (42')
Conversion: Ramos (43')
Penalty: Ramos (4', 10', 30', 61')
Drop-goal: Jalibert (24')
Man of the match: Virimi Vakatawa (France)
Scotland v France - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Oli Kebble
- 2 Fraser Brown
- 3 Simon Berghan
- 4 Scott Cummings
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Matt Fagerson
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Duncan Weir
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Sam Johnson
- 13 Chris Harris
- 14 Blair Kinghorn
- 15 Stuart Hogg (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 George Turner
- 17 Jamie Bhatti
- 18 Zander Fagerson
- 19 Sam Skinner
- 20 Blade Thomson
- 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
- 22 Duncan Taylor
- 23 Sean Maitland
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 2 Camille Chat
- 3 Demba Bamba
- 4 Bernard Le Roux
- 5 Romain Taofifenua
- 6 Dylan Cretin
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Gregory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Vincent Rattez
- 12 Gael Fickou
- 13 Virimi Vakatawa
- 14 Teddy Thomas
- 15 Thomas Ramos
Replacements
- 16 Julien Marchand
- 17 Cyril Baille
- 18 Mohamed Haouas
- 19 Paul Willemse
- 20 Cameron Woki
- 21 Baptiste Couilloud
- 22 Louis Carbonel
- 23 Arthur Vincent