- Scotland 28-17 France
- France prop sent off late in the first half
France’s hopes of a first Grand Slam for a decade were ended by their own indiscipline and Scottish performance that blended defensive grit with attacking invention. An early yellow card for François Cros was followed in the first half by red for Mohamed Haouas and while those two losses did not make the defeat inevitable, they contributed to an out-of-sorts display at odds with the form that had produced three consecutive victories.
Failure to pick up even a losing bonus leaves them level with England on 13 points at the top of the Six Nations table. They now have to pick themselves up for their home game against Ireland on Saturday night, while England have to await news on the rearrangement of their match against Italy in Rome.
Written by Stuart Bathgate at Murrayfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/08/scotland-france-six-nations-match-report under the title “Scotland make France pay for Mohammed Haouas punch and red card”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
