France kick their way past Scotland, while Ireland down Italy
France limped to an unspectacular 15-8 victory over a spirited Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday.
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France limped to an unspectacular 15-8 victory over a spirited Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday.
The Scots continued their recent improvement under New Zealander coach Vern Cotter with a solid defensive display that frustrated the error-prone French.
The visitors to the Stade de France in Paris even scored the only try of the match right on the stroke of half-time through Dougie Fife’s first international score in only his fourth match.
Greig Laidlaw added a penalty while fly-half Camille Lopez scored all of the French points with the boot.
But it was a disjointed and lacklustre performance from Philippe Saint-Andre’s side despite the occasional searing break.
There was not enough variety in our game. Scotland played with a lot of spirit
Too many handling errors scuppered all their best work.