Seven-try Scotland stun France to finish Les Bleus' Six Nations Grand Slam hopes

[ad_1] Wings Darcy Graham and Kyle Steyn scored two tries every as Scotland beat France 50-40 in Edinburgh on Saturday to safe a pulsating bonus-point win that ensures the Six Nations Championship shall be determined in the ultimate spherical subsequent weekend.

Regardless of the defeat, a try-scoring bonus-point means France head the desk on points-difference from Scotland with each groups on 16 factors from their 5 video games. Eire are nonetheless within the combine with 14 factors.

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Prop Pierre Schoeman and scrumhalf Ben White additionally crossed for tries because the Scots ran France ragged with a high-tempo sport within the Edinburgh sunshine they usually recorded their highest factors tally over France.

The guests scored tries by wings Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Theo Attissogbe, scrumhalf Antoine Dupont, fullback Thomas Ramos (two) and flanker Oscar Jegou, however coach Fabien Galthié will be involved by their self-discipline with two yellow playing cards and how they wilted underneath strain.

'Something is feasible' France have a points-difference of +79 and Scotland +21, so it's benefit France forward of their ultimate match at residence in opposition to England, whereas Scotland should go to Eire with each hoping Steve Borthwick's facet can spring a shock.

"The event will not be over for us but. We now have acquired ourselves a possibility subsequent week," Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu mentioned.

"We now have an air-tight change-room. We caught collectively after that robust first spherical (a loss to Italy). We now have rallied behind our coach (Gregor Townsend) and I can see the storylines altering.

"Something is feasible now. Lots of people wrote Eire off too at first of the event, however each of us are nonetheless within the championship."

France and Scotland are tied on the prime of the desk forward of subsequent week's ultimate sport. © X France's Emmanuel Meafou conceded his facet had been outplayed, however will rapidly refocus on the problem of England.

"The Grand Slam was the purpose, however we're nonetheless trying to win the competitors," he mentioned. "We'll take this loss and get again to it subsequent week and tackle England.

"Scotland acquired on prime us early within the first half, after which carried that on within the second. We gave ourselves an excessive amount of of a hill to climb on the finish, however credit score to Scotland."

Scotland scored 4 tries in a Six Nations match in opposition to France for the primary time since their ultimate sport of the 1999 Championship, once they final gained the title.

France rally It was solely a late burst from the guests that narrowed the scoreline at Murrayfield and denied Scotland a file profitable margin.

Graham scored a Scottish file thirty sixth worldwide attempt to open the scoring inside 5 minutes, earlier than France went right into a 14-7 lead as Bielle-Biarrey scored one try to created the opposite for Attissogbe.