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France beat Scotland 22-15 in their Fall Nations Cup match at Murrayfield.
Thomas Ramos’ first two penalties put France 6-0 up front, but Scotland again leveled terms after 21 minutes thanks to two of their own from Duncan Weir.
Matthieu Jalibert’s drop goal sent France back to the front, and after Weir’s third penalty returned to equalize the Scots, another simple Ramos penalty made it 12-9. Weir’s fourth penalty leveled things out just before the break.
France got off to a spectacular start to the second half when Virimi Vakatawa picked up a pass from Vincent Rattez and held Stuart Hogg at bay for the game’s first attempt two minutes after the restart.
15 Thomas Ramos France
14 Keith Earls Ireland
13 farmers fallen in France
12 Gaël Fickou France
11 Jonny May England
10 Mathieu Jalibert France
9 Antoine Dupont France
1 Mako Vunipola England
2 Camille Chat France
3 Demba Bamba France
4 Maro Itoje England
5 Joe Launchbury England
6 Tom Curry England
7 Sam Underhill England
8 Grégory Alldritt France
Ramos converted to make it 19-12 before another Weir penalty four minutes later put the hosts within four points. But Gregor Townsend’s men found themselves seven points from drift again in the 62nd minute on another Ramos penalty.
Scotland made a series of substitutions in an attempt to get something out of the game, but Les Bleus held on for a 22-15 victory.
Bryn Palmer’s report from Murrayfield to follow …
