Scotland beat France in 90-point Six Nations thriller

Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 5:24 PM
Reuters
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Scotland kept their Six Nations hopes alive after outgunning leaders France. Photo: Getty Images
Scotland kept their Six Nations hopes alive after outgunning leaders France. Photo: Getty Images

Wings Darcy Graham and Kyle Steyn have scored two ‌tries each as Scotland beat France 50-40 in Edinburgh to secure a pulsating bonus-point win that ensures the Six Nations Championship ‌will be decided in the final round next weekend.

Despite Saturday's defeat, a try-scoring bonus-point means France head the table on points-difference from Scotland ‌with both teams on 16 points from their four games. Ireland are still in the mix with 14 points.

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Prop Pierre Schoeman and scrumhalf Ben White also crossed for tries as the Scots ran their illustrious visitors ragged with a high-tempo game in the Edinburgh sunshine, ultimately recording their highest points tally over France.

The visitors scored through Louis Bielle-Biarrey -- who made it nine Six Nations matches in a row in which he's gone over the try line -- Theo Attissogbe, Antoine Dupont, Thomas ‌Ramos (two) and flanker ‌Oscar Jegou.

But coach ⁠Fabien Galthie will be concerned by their discipline with two yellow cards and won't be happy about the manner in which ​they wilted under pressure.

France have a points-difference of +79 and Scotland +21, so it is advantage France ahead of their final match at home against England, while Scotland must go to Ireland with both teams hoping Steve Borthwick's side can spring a surprise.

"The tournament is not over for us yet. We have got ourselves an opportunity next week," Scotland's Australian captain Sione Tuipulotu said.

"We have an air-tight change-room. We stuck together after ⁠that tough first round defeat to Italy. We have rallied behind our ‌coach (Gregor Townsend) and ​I can see the storylines changing.

"Anything is possible now. A lot of people wrote Ireland off too at the start of ​the tournament, but ‌both of us are still in the championship."

France's Emmanuel Meafou conceded his side were outplayed, but they'll quickly refocus on the ​challenge of England.

Scotland scored four tries in a Six Nations match against France for the first time since their final game of the 1999 Championship, when they last won the title.

It was only a late burst from the visitors that narrowed the scoreline at Murrayfield and denied Scotland a record winning margin.

Graham scored a Scottish record 36th international try to open ​the scoring inside five minutes, before France went into a 14-7 lead as Bielle-Biarrey scored one try and created the ​other for Attissogbe.

But from there Scotland ⁠turned the screw, winning the collisions and playing at a pace that France found unable ​to contain.

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