Scotland v France

:02:49. > :02:52.Today, the Edinburgh man gets the nod and he was playing six years

:02:52. > :02:57.ago. And from the seasoned campaigners to the full-back making

:02:57. > :03:04.his first start, Stuart Hogg, the first teenager to play for Scotland

:03:04. > :03:09.for 20 years, is the spark that Scotland has been crying out for?

:03:09. > :03:13.Scotland have lost their first two matches for the 50th in a row. How

:03:13. > :03:16.to engender positivity and self belief in this team? Especially

:03:16. > :03:21.when two matches ago, their opponents were almost winning the

:03:21. > :03:25.World Cup and the many thousands of French fans enjoying this weekend

:03:25. > :03:32.have travelled in the conviction that today is the second leg of an

:03:32. > :03:42.inevitable Grand Slam finale. The Scottish fans crave their win today.

:03:42. > :03:45.

:03:45. > :03:48.To avoid another wooden spoon in Italy. These are the two Chinese

:03:48. > :03:58.pandas, the biggest tourist attraction in Scotland at the

:03:58. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:07.moment, more than 100,000 people have been there. One of the pan is

:04:07. > :04:15.that we saw actually weighs less than every single player on the

:04:15. > :04:23.field this afternoon. They are not as big as they think they are.

:04:23. > :04:29.Thomas, and Andy Nicol, have you been up to the panda? No, but they

:04:29. > :04:39.can meet and a female panda only has a 12 hour window to meet. What

:04:39. > :04:48.

:04:48. > :04:58.about the male panda in a few weeks. So Scottish fans have to take a lot

:04:58. > :04:58.

:04:58. > :05:01.from Glasgow. But people like Stuart Hogg making that real

:05:01. > :05:05.glimmer of hope. And I am really looking forward to this starred at

:05:05. > :05:15.Murrayfield, he is an exciting player but as long as Scotland keep

:05:15. > :05:20.

:05:20. > :05:30.improving, they have to make a big Cast your mind back to days gone by.

:05:30. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :05:36.This is 2000 and did dot dot -- This is 2000 and something. I was

:05:36. > :05:41.talking to the great French captain earlier on. And I said to him,

:05:41. > :05:46.France will win easily and he said, no, and he said because today will

:05:46. > :05:55.be very, very close. Do you think that? It is difficult to go and

:05:55. > :06:01.Scotland. The quality of the game is improving. Confidence came back.

:06:01. > :06:05.This French team is improving, game after game and they will deliver a.

:06:05. > :06:11.And you are the eternal optimist. Do you genuinely believe that

:06:11. > :06:17.Scotland can win this? They can, but I am not sure they will. Does

:06:17. > :06:23.that answer the question? I am not sure. Jonathan Davies and Jeremy

:06:23. > :06:27.Guscott, having had such a great day yesterday, this is what the Six

:06:27. > :06:32.Nations table looks like, as we enter the final leg of this third

:06:32. > :06:38.weekend. Wales are on top. Played three and won three after that

:06:39. > :06:43.nail-biting finish yesterday. Ireland beat Italy, a game very

:06:43. > :06:47.level for the first 40 minute, as is always the way with the Italians,

:06:47. > :06:52.but in the and Ireland scored five tries. This is the one from Tommy

:06:52. > :06:59.Bowe on the stroke of half-time which, in a way, was the score that

:06:59. > :07:04.shifted the emphasis in the match. And here is his second try during

:07:04. > :07:09.the second half, which was very second -- which was very one-sided.

:07:09. > :07:16.In Twickenham, the physicality, the buzz word of the match, was quite

:07:16. > :07:20.frightening. It was a great game. I think England really are raised

:07:21. > :07:27.their game defensively. They put a lot of pressure on Wales. Maybe

:07:27. > :07:31.Priestland tried to run too much ball, but this is a try. What an

:07:31. > :07:36.opportunist try. A dream come true for a young Welsh lad to score the

:07:36. > :07:41.winning try. Wales didn't play that well. They were not allowed to play

:07:41. > :07:49.that well, but became aware with the result, so both sides, they

:07:49. > :07:55.will be happy. Was this a try? This was inconclusive. I thought it was.

:07:55. > :08:01.Seeing it in slow motion, I think it is a try. But the TMO did not

:08:02. > :08:11.get the shot we did. Somebody said to me that two Scots won the match

:08:12. > :08:12.

:08:12. > :08:17.for Wales. Good TMO and the player. Despite that, England showed they

:08:17. > :08:27.can compete. They raised their intensity and tempo. Their defence

:08:27. > :08:27.

:08:27. > :08:34.was superb, and they moved the ball rather than not. When the

:08:34. > :08:39.opportunity to go wide came, they took it. Appeal of the players had

:08:39. > :08:45.a great game. -- a few of the players. Can I ask to the question,

:08:45. > :08:50.though? What did that performance by England yesterday do for Stuart

:08:50. > :08:55.Lancaster's prospects of getting the coaching job? They raise their

:08:55. > :09:00.game to a level nobody expected, even the Welsh players, so it is

:09:00. > :09:05.all good for him. He deserves an opportunity. You need to go with

:09:05. > :09:13.somebody who is a big name, that is what they say, but why not keep

:09:13. > :09:20.him? They have improved every game. He should be given the job. They

:09:20. > :09:25.asked questions of Wales yesterday. Both sides will be happy. Wales

:09:25. > :09:31.with the result and England with the performance. So, Wales go on to

:09:31. > :09:37.Italy next week. What was your take on Wales yesterday, especially the

:09:37. > :09:43.back division who we expected to smash, your word, England, but

:09:43. > :09:48.didn't. Are they not the finished article? Let's not forget, Wales

:09:48. > :09:51.are so trade young side. They thought they could smash through

:09:52. > :09:58.the English defence. They were so committed they couldn't get through

:09:58. > :10:01.it. Donovan hit the nail on the head. -- Jonathan. We have to

:10:01. > :10:06.remember they are a young, they have not been in that position too

:10:06. > :10:12.many times, but Warren Gatland did the right thing to let Priestland

:10:12. > :10:17.on, but he has got to do more, he has got to come up with big ideas,

:10:17. > :10:26.controlled the tempo as well. do you expect to happen here?

:10:26. > :10:31.Scotland look at the second half performance, the creativity they

:10:31. > :10:36.showed, you have to make the most of opportunity. You might have

:10:36. > :10:43.1,000 passes to make, and not score. France might have five and might

:10:44. > :10:48.score three tries. It is what you do with the ball. We will let you

:10:48. > :10:52.go. What does Andy Robinson say to the Scotland team before this match

:10:52. > :10:56.this afternoon? Maybe he will give us a clue. He is talking to Jill

:10:56. > :11:01.Douglas. Can you put pressure on the French?

:11:01. > :11:05.Keeping the ball in play is going to be key to this. We looked at the

:11:05. > :11:13.games we have played and we felt we have worked very hard and put both

:11:13. > :11:17.Wales and England under pressure. That is a key element to this, that

:11:17. > :11:22.any team that wants to take the ball, the front five, that is a

:11:22. > :11:27.tough position. But we have got to be very good defensively today.

:11:27. > :11:31.Whenever you watch any French side, I was watching the under 20 is on

:11:31. > :11:37.Friday, just the skill level they have, the support play, at the

:11:38. > :11:44.tackle is tremendous. And we want to see a lot of that -- we do not

:11:44. > :11:52.want to see a lot of that today. Distin is able of scoring tries.

:11:52. > :11:56.You have tinkered with the back line. You have got to guys in mid-

:11:56. > :12:02.field, big, strong tacklers. But we have got to be able to keep the

:12:02. > :12:10.ball. We have got 17 out of 18 offloads last week, and that is a

:12:10. > :12:19.key element. We see that as the way forward. Stuart Hogg, just 19,

:12:20. > :12:25.getting his first start. A big day for him. A great day for him. He

:12:25. > :12:28.has got great composure. He has been a great addition to the squad

:12:28. > :12:33.in her -- in the way he can play and also his character. He takes

:12:33. > :12:38.that on to the pitch. He is a great lad and we wish him all the best.

:12:38. > :12:41.When you start your first game, it is a very special game, but it is

:12:41. > :12:46.about the other 14 players working hard for him to give him the

:12:46. > :12:51.platform to play. That was Andy Robinson. He said it

:12:51. > :12:57.is a huge day for Stewart Park, the first teenager to start since

:12:57. > :13:07.Gregor Townsend 19 years ago. Do you know much about him? Maybe we

:13:07. > :13:16.

:13:16. > :13:26.I c a bright future in front of this kid. Brian O'Driscoll. He was

:13:26. > :13:32.

:13:32. > :13:38.the best. Hoggy. It was my father's, it has been transferred to me.

:13:38. > :13:44.Getting my first cap at the Millennium Stadium.

:13:44. > :13:47.It was a dream come true to play for Scotland.

:13:47. > :13:53.Put my left foot in front of my right.

:13:53. > :13:58.I like some stake. All the healthy stuff, as you can imagine. Chinese,

:13:58. > :14:08.chips, nothing like that. Probably Horseracing. I grew up

:14:08. > :14:13.

:14:13. > :14:18.Rob Carli. Every time there is a high ball, he is always chasing it,

:14:18. > :14:24.and he is very good in the air. I would like to be a PE teacher.

:14:24. > :14:31.Something sporty. Coaching and been around kids is something I like

:14:31. > :14:36.doing. -- and being around Kitts. How promising is he? Very promising.

:14:36. > :14:42.He looks so comfortable. I have not seen a huge amount of him before

:14:42. > :14:50.that. We saw against that performance in Wales, he has looked

:14:50. > :14:55.very sharp, he has got a great step off. He has got the innocence of

:14:55. > :15:04.youth. I am really excited about what he is doing. He did score the

:15:04. > :15:10.most spectacular try. This was the night before the England game. You

:15:10. > :15:20.see, he is such a balanced runner. Maybe some dodgy defence, but look

:15:20. > :15:20.

:15:20. > :15:26.at that pace. A good step. An outstanding individual try.

:15:26. > :15:33.Are you sure he is not French? does have that air about him.

:15:33. > :15:39.looks French, the way he runs. the way he scores. Yes. Be honest,

:15:39. > :15:43.will the French be worried about the Scottish finish? Yes, we are

:15:43. > :15:53.worried, but the Scottish team, it is like a lovely lady you want us a

:15:53. > :15:59.friend but you do not want to marry her. England, they didn't manage to

:15:59. > :16:05.win. The French, they are very strong team at the moment. It is

:16:05. > :16:10.hard to beat them. Looking at the French bench, it is, oh my goodness.

:16:10. > :16:15.A great team. We would chat in a moment. One of the greatest players

:16:15. > :16:19.of all time is with Jill Douglas at the other end of the touch line.

:16:19. > :16:23.The Scotland team making their way back to the dressing room for final

:16:23. > :16:29.preparations. What will be going through the mind of Stuart Hogg,

:16:29. > :16:39.poised for his first match here? Key will be excited. He is young.

:16:39. > :16:41.

:16:41. > :16:46.There's a lot of expectation. He is intelligent, intuitive he has to

:16:46. > :16:56.make good decisions. He will be a key player all the way Scotland one

:16:56. > :16:56.

:16:56. > :17:03.to attack. He is a great runner. He can really make Scotland win.

:17:03. > :17:10.there be some high balls? He can deal with that. He has so many

:17:10. > :17:13.skills. He grew up in the borders, he understands rugby. He has played

:17:13. > :17:21.senior rugby for Glasgow this season. He came off the bench

:17:21. > :17:31.against Wales. Hopefully, he will deliver this afternoon. There will

:17:31. > :17:34.

:17:34. > :17:39.You wanted to chip in? What Christopher did from full-back was

:17:39. > :17:42.face players as the first receiver and you'll see a lot of that from

:17:42. > :17:49.Stuart Hull today. People think you could move forward and maybe be the

:17:49. > :17:54.centre or the stand-off and I think we will have a lot of him. Let's

:17:54. > :18:01.hear from the man that then a player was nicknamed the pig. The

:18:01. > :18:07.French coach... It is warmer than when we last spoke in Paris.

:18:07. > :18:13.Perhaps damp as well. Are you happy with the conditions? The conditions

:18:13. > :18:20.are fantastic. At the moment it isn't raining. We need to play.

:18:20. > :18:24.After what happened two weeks ago. It is very important for us.

:18:24. > :18:29.have a heavy workload over the next few weeks yet you has to quit the

:18:29. > :18:36.team that you selected against Ireland. Are you taking Scotland

:18:36. > :18:45.seriously? Off course. We expect a lot from this team. When you watch

:18:45. > :18:53.the last four games, they lost but they were very close. And there was

:18:53. > :18:59.Argentina in the World Cup. We just need to be well organised with good

:18:59. > :19:04.does it then and tried to play with flair. I think they will hope to

:19:04. > :19:13.play with a lot of pace as well. Perhaps wrong that you were for

:19:13. > :19:19.words around. Have you talked about this? We do speak about this but

:19:19. > :19:25.their forwards are good. We know what the type of game that they

:19:25. > :19:31.play, they like to flow and they like to keep the ball at the 20, 25

:19:31. > :19:40.mark. It is good for the public. And we need to be organising for

:19:40. > :19:45.that. And also for the confidence of the team, Scotland have lost

:19:45. > :19:55.those last four games, so this is important. Here are the 15 men

:19:55. > :19:58.

:19:58. > :20:08.starting for France. Very strong, especially Nicklaus miles. And then

:20:08. > :20:09.

:20:10. > :20:19.Yoann Maestri. The kind of man who will deliver. And the back row.

:20:20. > :20:24.

:20:24. > :20:34.Thierry Dusautoir, the Master of breakdowns. And Morgan and in the

:20:34. > :20:43.centre two men they are playing together. Aurelien Rougerie. And

:20:43. > :20:53.Wesley Fofana. And the back three, they maximise power. And of course,

:20:53. > :20:55.

:20:55. > :21:01.Vincent Clerc. Vincent Clerc, he seems to have been in the team for

:21:01. > :21:05.years, you played with him. How good a player is he? It is hard to

:21:05. > :21:13.say when you see someone arrive. Just a tremendous player, every

:21:13. > :21:18.time he delivers. He is very clever. And he is a scoring machine. Every

:21:18. > :21:28.opportunity, every time he comes, he is tremendous. He makes so much

:21:28. > :21:32.

:21:32. > :21:36.for the French team. The one... of the best wingers. Antique is one

:21:36. > :21:43.of these small men. We saw the Welsh back line, it was huge.

:21:43. > :21:46.Monstrous. We know that Vincent Clerc can do the business. And it

:21:46. > :21:55.is good to see these men, not so Young, but the smaller men coming

:21:55. > :22:00.in and doing the business. Some great names on this top 10 list of

:22:00. > :22:06.all-time French try-scorers. As any of them leaves the field behind us

:22:06. > :22:12.with his Young son, and also Dan Parks, who brought the ball onto

:22:12. > :22:17.the field, if Scotland are to win, how? They will have to take their

:22:17. > :22:23.chances. The Scotland pack of two fairly well in the first two games

:22:23. > :22:27.and have created a lot of opportunities. So, it is all about,

:22:27. > :22:33.can lead lot as the stand-off make sure that they play in the right

:22:33. > :22:37.place and cameras and give the right direction? -- Greig Laidlaw.

:22:37. > :22:44.Can they distribute the ball. And get the right manner to allow

:22:44. > :22:50.Stuart Hogg, Jones and Rory Lamont to penetrate. As a former captain,

:22:50. > :23:00.it is interesting to hop -- who Scotland have picked. Like Blair

:23:00. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:04.gets the nod. And Matt Dawson is Bauer analyst. Good afternoon. Have

:23:04. > :23:09.the trouble deciding who should be number one? That is a tricky

:23:09. > :23:16.situation for any coach. And it was tricky for Andy Roberts and. He has

:23:16. > :23:25.gone for Mike Blair. Lots of impact in the first two games and I liked

:23:25. > :23:35.the way that he supports. Maybe that could be the difference today.

:23:35. > :23:39.When you look at the French back row, Louis Picamoles, Harinordoquy

:23:39. > :23:46.and Thierry Dusautoir, any team would love to have that as the core

:23:46. > :23:53.in their back row. A lot of countries with their back row, that

:23:53. > :23:59.is the strength in the Six Nations, 6, 7 and 8. They are very good

:23:59. > :24:04.players, so much power in the back row. But equally, Scotland, they

:24:04. > :24:10.will compete admirably against them and Ross Rennie might even get to

:24:10. > :24:15.the breakdown quicker than Thierry Dusautoir. We have the piper and

:24:15. > :24:19.some drummers on the rooftops and the Scottish Rugby Union do big-

:24:19. > :24:24.match preparations better than anybody else. Everybody seems to go

:24:24. > :24:28.along with it. A few weeks ago, before the England game, there was

:24:28. > :24:35.a lot of expectation. I probably made Scotland the favourites and it

:24:35. > :24:39.did not sit well. We prefer to be the underdogs. As we are

:24:39. > :24:49.undoubtedly today. But Scotland are not far from being a very good side

:24:49. > :24:57.and it could collect today. Responsibility for preparation goes

:24:57. > :25:02.to the coach but the responsibility for playing is down to the players.

:25:02. > :25:07.Today, can the Scottish players handle the responsibility and

:25:07. > :25:10.execute on the international field? The game was postponed in Paris a

:25:11. > :25:17.couple of weeks ago so France have not played for three weeks. Might

:25:17. > :25:23.that be a factor? It might be good today. Of course, that is a factor.

:25:23. > :25:27.The players did not play together, they don't have those attributes.

:25:27. > :25:33.The defence was organised. Today, I think you will play the same type

:25:33. > :25:37.of game. Over the first two weekends, the game on Sunday has

:25:37. > :25:46.been the match of the weekend. We had a fantastic game at Twickenham

:25:46. > :25:49.yesterday. What can we expect? After the anthems, commentary...

:25:49. > :25:55.# Allons enfants de la Patrie. # Le jour de gloire est arrive!

:25:55. > :26:04.# Contre nous de la tyrannie. # L'etendard sanglant est leve.

:26:04. > :26:14.# L'etendard sanglant est leve! # Entendez-vous dans les campagnes.

:26:14. > :26:16.

:26:16. > :26:20.# Mugir ces feroces soldats. # Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.

:26:20. > :26:30.# Egorger vos fils et vos compagnes!

:26:30. > :26:31.

:26:31. > :26:38.# Aux armes, citoyens. # Formez vos bataillons.

:26:38. > :26:48.# Marchons, marchons! # Qu'un sang impur.

:26:48. > :27:04.

:27:04. > :27:14.# Abreuve nos sillons #. And now, # O Flower of Scotland.

:27:14. > :27:19.

:27:19. > :27:25.# When will we see your like again. # That fought and died for.

:27:25. > :27:32.# Your wee bit hill and glen. # That stood against him.

:27:32. > :27:40.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

:27:40. > :27:50.# Tae think again. # Those days are past now.

:27:50. > :27:51.

:27:51. > :27:58.# And in the past they must remain. # But we can still rise now.

:27:58. > :28:04.# And be the nation again. # That stood against him.

:28:04. > :28:14.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

:28:14. > :28:25.

:28:25. > :28:27.flames and the fireworks and that full house at Murrayfield. Much

:28:27. > :28:30.expected from Stu would Hogg and an indicator that there is a big

:28:30. > :28:36.groundswell of support for the Scottish side with huge numbers of

:28:36. > :28:46.French supporters as well. Scotland, the back row, it had to be tweaked.

:28:46. > :28:49.

:28:49. > :28:55.John Barclay fills in with injury to Ulster. The Edinburgh have backs

:28:55. > :29:02.finished in Cardiff and they start here, ready to switch around.

:29:02. > :29:05.Morrison is back. Can Stuart Hogg provides sparkle? We see the French

:29:05. > :29:11.side that should have played against Ireland, led by Thierry

:29:11. > :29:16.Dusautoir. Packed with experience. Yoann Maestri earns his second cap.

:29:16. > :29:20.And similar for the back line. Among the old hands is a relative

:29:20. > :29:26.new boy who scored the try on his debut against Italy and of whom

:29:26. > :29:34.great things are expected. And among the replacements, Duncan

:29:34. > :29:39.we're still wits. The French bench is packed with talent. The

:29:39. > :29:43.atmosphere continues to build. In charge in Dublin when Ireland

:29:43. > :29:52.played Wales, Wayne Barnes, and for Scotland's World Cup game against

:29:52. > :30:00.Argentina. What do you expect? The there is a great atmosphere and a

:30:00. > :30:07.lot of French over here supporting their side. I expect Scotland to

:30:07. > :30:12.dominate territory and possession. Hopefully, Stuart Hogg will have a

:30:12. > :30:18.great debut. A lot expected of him but he has to make sure he does the

:30:18. > :30:23.basics well. First and foremost. But the positions are perfect.

:30:23. > :30:33.certainly are, this can -- the countdown it is finished. Scotland

:30:33. > :31:13.

:31:13. > :31:17.Scotland. If there is no advantage, they will have a good field

:31:17. > :31:22.position. And there is the penalty. They will come back for that now. A

:31:22. > :31:30.good start. I thought there was a knock-on with Denton which the

:31:30. > :31:40.officials missed. It looked like it. And this is just about out the edge

:31:40. > :32:06.

:32:06. > :32:16.of Laidlaw's reach. He is going for that is a knock-on and the official

:32:16. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:32.did see it. Let's hope Scotland was too short, unfortunately.

:32:32. > :32:36.was a wild kick from France. Scotland will have a decent

:32:36. > :32:46.position for a step that would have been the same position had it gone

:32:46. > :33:03.

:33:03. > :33:13.to touch. First attacking within 15 metres or so. It is a

:33:13. > :33:13.

:33:13. > :34:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:34:14. > :34:24.in that ruck. They go in, they momentum out of it. It is very slow

:34:24. > :34:24.

:34:24. > :35:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:35:12. > :35:16.ball. The defence is said. Very Rougerie, they held him up with

:35:16. > :35:23.Louis Picamoles. You have to applaud the French defence. They

:35:23. > :35:27.seemed to enjoy that. The problem is that was a slow ball through the

:35:28. > :35:34.phases. It is difficult. What the number of fringe players committing

:35:34. > :35:43.to the ruck, hardly any. -- of French players. The first scrum of

:35:43. > :35:53.the match. They have a weight advantage, Scotland. Richie Gray is

:35:53. > :35:53.

:35:53. > :37:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:37:43. > :37:53.20 stone by himself. But wait is being soaked up by the French

:37:53. > :38:15.

:38:15. > :38:22.Rougerie. Hogg is able to pick a Scotland have the reward! What a

:38:22. > :38:28.debut! A home debut. A home debut for Stuart Hogg. They were patient,

:38:28. > :38:34.they waited. And then that was the pass. Very, very good start by

:38:34. > :38:40.Scotland. Given the build up, he has delivered. Scotland were

:38:40. > :38:46.knocking away for a while, but it came. It was a poor pass. That puts

:38:46. > :38:53.the depends on the back foot. Watch this. It is short, on the right

:38:53. > :38:56.hand side. Rougerie is there. Good pass, and then a good finish. The

:38:56. > :39:02.French defenders go around to the right hand side. They go the other

:39:02. > :39:07.way. Laidlaw flips a pass. It is a lovely pass. That is a very good

:39:07. > :39:13.finish. When it finally came, this allusive try for Scotland, it

:39:13. > :39:17.looked simple because they had done a bit of hard work. So often you

:39:18. > :39:26.see when the past hits the ground, the defence is in total disarray,

:39:26. > :39:32.too many numbers. A conversion from the touchline as well. And very

:39:32. > :39:38.good from Greig Laidlaw. They have a seven point lead. That should

:39:38. > :39:41.give them confidence. They have had all the possession, all the

:39:41. > :39:49.territory, and, more importantly, they have turned the pressure into

:39:49. > :39:59.points. Not only a penalty, but it has given them a psychological

:39:59. > :40:30.

:40:30. > :40:40.in Scotland's favour. Yes, just slightly. France have a small piece

:40:40. > :40:54.

:40:54. > :41:01.It is crucial that Scotland absorb this pressure just after they have

:41:01. > :41:06.scored, to give them some breathing space. That umbel for what from the

:41:06. > :41:15.captain, the Player of the Year last year, Thierry Dusautoir, that

:41:15. > :41:25.mistake reprieve Scotland. On this occasion, they had a solid scrum.

:41:25. > :41:31.

:41:31. > :41:41.He put the boot to it. They need to Dusautoir, and an inspirational

:41:41. > :42:10.

:42:10. > :42:20.there. Heat is one of the Chartist players on the Scotland side. -- he

:42:20. > :42:43.

:42:43. > :42:53.is one of the chatty has two off. Yes, they will try to take a

:42:53. > :42:53.

:42:53. > :43:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:43:52. > :44:02.not lost a line-out in this him. It was taken quit if. Mike

:44:02. > :44:24.

:44:24. > :44:32.Blair, looking out wide. And gone to anyone else, they had

:44:32. > :44:42.options out wide. Saved his side perhaps. He has made amends for his

:44:42. > :44:43.

:44:43. > :44:48.mistake a moment to go. He goes, with no support, Mike Blair. He

:44:48. > :44:54.goes wide. A lovely step. We look at the French defenders being

:44:54. > :45:04.dragged across. That ball is quick. Unfortunately, why give it for a

:45:04. > :45:27.

:45:27. > :45:37.prop forward. He is absolutely David Denton. Blair takes the

:45:37. > :45:52.

:45:52. > :46:01.Turnover. The ball has been turned over. France digging. Penalty to

:46:01. > :46:06.France. They put this into touch. The first real attacking

:46:06. > :46:11.opportunity for the France -- the French. After that break, just to

:46:11. > :46:17.get the ball to the stand-off, that is when the half-backs have to take

:46:17. > :46:25.control and move the four words out of the way. Sometimes you need them.

:46:25. > :46:35.Not losing the ball... I as we watch the replay, France have

:46:35. > :46:36.

:46:36. > :46:46.bought that ball into touch. That gives them the line-out. Will

:46:46. > :46:51.

:46:52. > :47:01.Scotland challenge at this line- out? Aurelien Rougerie... He has

:47:02. > :47:05.

:47:05. > :47:10.downed the hooker. 50 metres or so... Stolen from Ross Rennie. But

:47:10. > :47:17.David Denton is straight back in there. The worrying thing is how

:47:17. > :47:22.quickly France are recycling the ball. That relays some pressure but

:47:22. > :47:28.science from France when they did get a chance. That was a good steal

:47:28. > :47:37.from Ross Rennie. He has had a very good Six Nations so far. The two-

:47:37. > :47:47.man tackle. Good play from Ross Rennie. 17 minutes gone. Still that

:47:47. > :47:49.

:47:49. > :47:59.on very early try. From Stuart Hogg. That separates the sides. Decent

:47:59. > :48:02.

:48:02. > :48:11.enough line-out from France. They trundle on. Looking for the quick

:48:11. > :48:17.break down the blind-side. Jacobsen. Not entirely happy with things. And

:48:17. > :48:27.Scotland have the penalty. Well, they are frustrating the French.

:48:27. > :48:31.

:48:31. > :48:40.They're very good in the tackle area. Slowing everything down.

:48:40. > :48:44.Greig Laidlaw, puts it into touch. Matt Dawson? On the back of Mike

:48:44. > :48:50.Blair, what that decision made for Mike Blair to go, he has to be in

:48:50. > :48:54.the team but it is the wavelength, that support play has to know that

:48:54. > :48:59.he will have a quick tap penalty but look at the way that he slowed

:48:59. > :49:04.down and looked for support. He got the head for his troubles and then

:49:04. > :49:14.of course, mayhem. This man does not work for Scotland and France

:49:14. > :49:19.

:49:19. > :49:29.have it. Good running. Aurelien Rougerie. How quick was that

:49:29. > :49:34.recycling? Ferrycheck. Great defence. Jean-Baptiste Poux. That

:49:34. > :49:44.takes a knock from the Scottish bit. Thierry Dusautoir Paddy's this up.

:49:44. > :49:54.Turnover. Lee Jones Jason. And he takes his tackle well, he does very

:49:54. > :49:54.

:49:54. > :50:00.well. Maxime Medard. And the ball is lose again. Knock on, Aurelien

:50:00. > :50:03.Rougerie. No. 7 for Scotland, Ross Rennie, is making an absolute

:50:04. > :50:09.nuisance of himself. It shows the benefit of the true open-side

:50:09. > :50:19.flanker which some sides do not have nowadays. He has had a very

:50:19. > :50:19.

:50:19. > :50:28.good championship. Warburton yesterday was outstanding. He

:50:28. > :50:34.should be happy? He is. Just the one when a is the speed of the

:50:34. > :50:43.French recycling. I spoke to him before the game and he said that

:50:43. > :50:47.Wayne Barnes had promised quick ball. I hope it goes well for a

:50:47. > :50:56.good game. The crowd seems happy with what they have seen so far, on

:50:56. > :51:06.that one Scottish drive. Some entertaining rugby. On the 22,

:51:06. > :51:10.Scotland had bad early dominance. - - had that early dominance. Well,

:51:10. > :51:16.everything is going with Scotland at the moment. The free-kick for

:51:16. > :51:26.that offence. Square and straight. Tap and go from Blair and David

:51:26. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:44.Or on the edges. Very quickly, the French. They're starting to find

:51:44. > :51:47.

:51:47. > :51:57.them out. Richie Gray. Scotland still going, now. David Denton,

:51:57. > :51:58.

:51:58. > :52:08.again. Good tackle. Francois... -- Thierry Dusautoir. Played back to

:52:08. > :52:11.

:52:11. > :52:17.Berkeley. Greig Laidlaw. Ross Rennie, looks for David Denton.

:52:17. > :52:26.Scotland again, edging forwards. Now, more pace about it. Gaps

:52:27. > :52:33.appearing. Looking for Lee Jones. So Scotland in trouble, now! Maxime

:52:33. > :52:41.Medard. Stuart Hogg in front of him. The little chap. And the ball

:52:41. > :52:51.welcome to Scotland. And Scotland tried to run to their own 22.

:52:51. > :53:01.Morrison. Good play, this is. Lamont is through. Amazing passage

:53:01. > :53:09.of play from both sides. Lee Jones tries to step inside. He has been

:53:09. > :53:15.taken down by Vincent Clerc. Geoff Cross. Again, they have numbers on

:53:15. > :53:23.the right-hand side. Laidlaw brings that passage of play to the end. He

:53:23. > :53:29.saw some space running back in... Louis Picamoles decides to kick.

:53:29. > :53:39.That was a very good kick. That bouncers for Sean Lamont. Stuart

:53:39. > :53:40.

:53:41. > :53:47.Hogg. He is away. As he waited too long? He has. He looked to attack.

:53:47. > :53:54.There was no one with them. That has put too much on it.

:53:54. > :53:59.entertaining stuff. Very good. This is the danger. Once you drop the

:53:59. > :54:08.ball, Maxime Medard is away. I think here, he just as it's too

:54:08. > :54:15.early. Just a little bit. Stuart Hogg has got uncovered. Rory Lamont

:54:15. > :54:25.is away. Morrison... Very good play. That is how dangerous they are, you

:54:25. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:37.cannot afford to turn the ball over. Scotland have space again. Three

:54:37. > :54:42.French shirts and taken down. no support. The break was made and

:54:42. > :54:49.you have to get tight. With the ball carrier. Laidlaw, lots of

:54:49. > :54:59.white shirts. That was the Scottish advantage, which is over now. They

:54:59. > :54:59.

:54:59. > :55:08.come into the French 22. The half- backs are almost sticking through.

:55:08. > :55:14.Rolling forward again. Nobody there. The French claimed offside and

:55:14. > :55:24.Scotland have a penalty. And very capable, as well. Very good play

:55:24. > :55:25.

:55:25. > :55:35.from Scotland. Sold 25 minutes from Scotland. The ball was on Jacobsen.

:55:35. > :55:39.Well, was that out? Was it? Again, David Denton, just watch... You

:55:39. > :55:43.have to have one of the inside backs on his shoulder, there is no

:55:43. > :55:53.one there, he is running away from support. You have to make the most

:55:53. > :55:55.

:55:55. > :56:02.of these opportunities. Get with it. By and large, though, lots for

:56:02. > :56:12.Scottish fans to cheer about. 0 after 25 minutes. He would have

:56:12. > :56:20.

:56:20. > :56:28.taken that. His heart rate is Edinburgh fly have. Scotland lead

:56:28. > :56:33.10 - 0. Chris Paterson is on the touchline. A one or two things are

:56:33. > :56:42.spotted, Scotland have a great start. France had two opportunities

:56:42. > :56:47.to get out, one from Laidlaw's Miss taken penalty. And a similar

:56:47. > :56:51.position, again, they failed to get out and Scotland have capitalised

:56:51. > :56:57.and you can see the difference in the style of play. They have played

:56:57. > :57:05.some really attractive rugby. certainly have. Thank you.

:57:05. > :57:15.everything is going their way. It is about making the most of this

:57:15. > :57:18.

:57:18. > :57:25.because momentum will be massive and France will have some momentum.

:57:25. > :57:33.Francois Tom Brook. There were definitely players over and that

:57:33. > :57:42.was a good tackle again from Mike Blair. Just watch... Offside. This

:57:42. > :57:52.will be interesting. Will he go for goal, Morgan Parra? A decision to

:57:52. > :57:52.

:57:52. > :58:02.be made. He is going for a touch? Maxime Medard is going to pop this

:58:02. > :58:09.

:58:09. > :58:14.to the Scottish 22. Matt Dawson? This is absolute perfection. You

:58:14. > :58:18.want the fast boys up against the slow ones. Look at these, the front

:58:18. > :58:24.row forwards in the middle of the pitch. Easy pickings, through you

:58:24. > :58:32.go. There are chances for Scotland but a chance here for France, if

:58:32. > :58:37.they can secure the line-out. Untidy, again. But eventually comes

:58:37. > :58:47.to Jean-Baptiste Poux. The loose head. They hit the switch and go

:58:47. > :58:48.

:58:48. > :58:56.into this different pace. Just held up a little bit. The fly half

:58:56. > :59:03.almost threw himself andout wide. And the try. Wonderful try from

:59:03. > :59:10.Wesley Fofana. And France hit back. That was a missed tackle. From

:59:10. > :59:16.Greig Laidlaw. He has to make those tackles. To get behind the defence,

:59:16. > :59:24.there's only re organising, just watch... Bank, over here goes.

:59:24. > :59:31.Polls in at number 12. He is out of position and what an angle, great,

:59:31. > :59:38.and just watch. There we go. Nothing on, dips his shoulder and

:59:38. > :59:47.that forces the defender to comment. One man short, great angle. With

:59:47. > :59:57.the two-man overlap, tremendous finish. Wesley Fofana, his second

:59:57. > :00:07.for France. He will attempt to convert. Perhaps one? Is he is

:00:07. > :00:08.

:00:09. > :00:12.small, his defence might come into question? He does not have to smash

:00:12. > :00:22.this, just make sure that e-mails them. Put them on the deck. And

:00:22. > :00:30.

:00:30. > :00:35.that is it. Someone has charged and Scotland's lead is down to

:00:35. > :00:42.three after half an hour. It shows you what they can do. They are so

:00:42. > :00:46.dangerous. Watch this angle. A great pass. He cuts the line where

:00:46. > :00:56.Graeme Morrison would have been, but he was dragged in. That was

:00:56. > :01:00.

:01:00. > :01:10.brilliant. Taken well by Rory Lamond, the restart. There is a

:01:10. > :01:24.

:01:24. > :01:30.winger injured. I think it is always going to be dangerous, both

:01:30. > :01:39.going for the ball. Oh, that is nasty, quite late, and then

:01:39. > :01:49.Picamoles's like his quarter as well. -- Picamoles's leg is caught

:01:49. > :01:59.

:01:59. > :02:04.doesn't look good, getting full attention. Nick De Luca, he has

:02:04. > :02:09.played wing, but I wonder whether he might go into the centre and

:02:09. > :02:18.Sean Lamont will move out of the wing? It would make sense to make

:02:18. > :02:25.that trip. -- that shift. transfer the rest of the players to

:02:25. > :02:30.get a breather. But that is an unpleasant sight. He has come Dom

:02:30. > :02:40.awkward on his knee and it has got caught. That looks like ligament

:02:40. > :02:44.

:02:44. > :02:54.damage. Having experienced it... Sean Lamont, his brother is still

:02:54. > :02:54.

:02:54. > :03:01.down. He doesn't look too good. Andy Nichol, your thoughts. It is a

:03:01. > :03:05.very sad sight. I think Scotland, so encouraged with the first 30

:03:05. > :03:09.minutes. They started well, the problem they didn't do against

:03:09. > :03:13.England. They have got the crowd cheering, and there is great

:03:13. > :03:18.momentum. They have had a couple of chance as they have not been able

:03:18. > :03:21.to convert, but it has been a very encouraging start. I hope this

:03:21. > :03:27.injury doesn't take the momentum out of their performance because it

:03:27. > :03:36.has been very good. Mike Blair has been in the heart of everything.

:03:36. > :03:46.Craig LED law, that was some good passing. -- great lead lot.

:03:46. > :03:47.

:03:47. > :03:54.possession and Scotland have had, France good little trunks of the

:03:54. > :04:00.same, and they have taken some trounces as well. Gregor Townsend

:04:00. > :04:04.is up. They are delighted with the try. Let's go down once again to

:04:04. > :04:10.Chris Paterson. Desperately unlucky for Rory Lamond.

:04:10. > :04:15.He seems to pick up these injuries and the players feel for him, but

:04:15. > :04:21.he is in great medical hands. Looking back at the try, we haven't

:04:21. > :04:29.seen a lot of Billy Jones, but he is a clever player. -- a lot of

:04:29. > :04:36.Billy Jones. Scotland's dominance has been more than three points,

:04:36. > :04:40.but France, going down with another try, with only three points in it.

:04:40. > :04:45.A lot of territory and possession, but we need to keep knocking the

:04:45. > :04:49.points over and stretching away from France. They are so dangerous.

:04:49. > :04:55.When you try to run support lines, is that something you practise in

:04:55. > :05:01.training? But sometimes it doesn't happen in a match? It comes from

:05:01. > :05:11.playing alongside each other. There are a lot of club links in the

:05:11. > :05:11.

:05:11. > :05:19.Scottish side which helps. Mike Blair, he is going to do that.

:05:19. > :05:24.Stuart Hogg, that is exactly what you're looking for as well. France,

:05:24. > :05:34.they're getting a good line, and having the skill to execute. This

:05:34. > :05:38.

:05:38. > :05:44.is the French try. And Trinh-Duc set it up. Because the guy has been

:05:44. > :05:49.out of the line, he has to make it. Morrison goes inside. Just watch

:05:49. > :05:55.him. He takes the angle. If you shoot in, Lamont has got to make

:05:55. > :05:59.that tackle. Well, big changes for Scotland, because not only has Rory

:05:59. > :06:06.Lam want gone off, a man who has spent too much time in injury, but

:06:06. > :06:15.Chris Cusiter is on for Mike Blair. I saw Mike Blair limping. I haven't

:06:15. > :06:21.seen any blood been side so that is two replacements for Scotland.

:06:21. > :06:27.a cluster's first action is to go into the ruck. Sean Lamont has gone

:06:27. > :06:36.out to the right wing. The scrum is a shambles, isn't it? They have not

:06:36. > :06:41.had one proper scrum. There is Nick De Luca. A very interesting line-up

:06:41. > :06:51.for Scotland now. We will get you news on Mike Blair as and when we

:06:51. > :07:12.

:07:12. > :07:20.the French players. Years, Medard Trapped him. It was such an

:07:20. > :07:26.exciting play. He did something out of nothing. Trust Watch. He is

:07:26. > :07:34.drifting, then Rougerie Mrs a tackle. They have got to do that

:07:34. > :07:39.closer to the defensive line. is another injury, this time to one

:07:39. > :07:49.of the French players. It looks like Trinh-Duc. Yes, it is Trinh-

:07:49. > :08:10.

:08:10. > :08:20.Duc. But he is not too badly with all of that. Scotland get

:08:20. > :08:20.

:08:20. > :09:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:09:29. > :09:39.gaps appearing in the French defence, quickly closed up again.

:09:39. > :10:07.

:10:07. > :10:15.that French defence. They have got to be paid for it. Listen to the

:10:15. > :10:20.crowd. -- they have got to be patient. It is Barclay who has been

:10:20. > :10:24.penalised. They have to vary their play and try to create quick ball

:10:24. > :10:29.because, at the moment, not asking any questions of this French

:10:29. > :10:39.defence. And, now, another attacking opportunity for France.

:10:39. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:45.There he is, Dusautoir, over-the- top. That was a missed touch by

:10:45. > :10:51.friends. A big mistake. Especially with possession and territory they

:10:51. > :11:01.are up against, you cannot miss touch. Just sent too long by Hawk-

:11:01. > :11:04.

:11:04. > :11:12.Eye. -- Hogg. And he has missed it again, no? Just into touch. That is

:11:12. > :11:22.very clever. He said his foot was on the line. But Scotland will have

:11:22. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:33.Denton. Some quick news about the injury.

:11:33. > :11:40.Mike Blair is so impressive -- was so impressive, he has suffered a

:11:40. > :11:47.dead leg. Rory Lamont, he is being assessed in the medical room. A

:11:47. > :11:57.serious injury to his leg but we will tell you more when we know.

:11:57. > :11:57.

:11:57. > :12:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:12:38. > :12:48.A dead leg... So innocuous, but you into touch. The flag goes up, much

:12:48. > :13:27.

:13:27. > :13:31.to the approval of the crowd. into touch. Graeme Morrison just

:13:31. > :13:41.swapped their feet down on to the touchline. That is more than one

:13:41. > :14:00.

:14:00. > :14:09.this time. I am pretty sure they will take a pop at goal. I am

:14:09. > :14:19.certain that Louis Picamoles will try to tie the scores. The French

:14:19. > :14:22.

:14:22. > :14:28.entertaining first half which has had a lot of good stuff, and a lot

:14:28. > :14:38.of sad stop with injury to Rory Lamond. A chance for Parra to draw

:14:38. > :15:15.

:15:15. > :15:25.Scotland have 69% possession and 59 points for France. And we are all

:15:25. > :15:25.

:15:25. > :15:31.square at Murrayfield. A lot of travelling French support, French

:15:31. > :15:37.club rugby is on a massive high at the moment with attendance. Really

:15:37. > :15:47.filling the stadiums. They do come in great numbers to this fixture.

:15:47. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :15:52.But today, more than ever. Pascal Pape. Even as the clock edges

:15:52. > :16:02.towards 40 minutes, France looking for more. Watch the injection of

:16:02. > :16:03.

:16:03. > :16:07.pace. They all switch on. Morgan Parra lurking in the midfield.

:16:07. > :16:14.was good play. They held the defence but those left-footed

:16:14. > :16:18.kickers... Coming into the Scottish have, Francois Trinh-Duc. You had

:16:18. > :16:25.the forwards in the line and they were the second line, all of the

:16:25. > :16:34.ball went to the hands of the backs. So Scotland hoping for a half-time.

:16:34. > :16:44.France certainly fancy another assault. Morgan Parra starting

:16:44. > :16:54.again. He has a go at it. Pascal Pape. Coming forward, advantage to

:16:54. > :16:55.

:16:55. > :17:01.France. They have at least the penalty. Good offloading. France

:17:01. > :17:08.still attacking with the advantage. Wayne Barnes calls them back.

:17:08. > :17:13.France may well lead at the break. Yes, switching into another gear.

:17:13. > :17:19.They all switch at the same time. This is the high tackle. Yes,

:17:19. > :17:29.clumsy challenge. No intent. Just clumsy. Jacobsen, the Short man

:17:29. > :17:45.

:17:45. > :17:52.similar position to his last one, half. For all the players. And they

:17:52. > :18:02.are deep into stoppage time. Morgan Parra will have this kick to put

:18:02. > :18:07.

:18:07. > :18:17.France in front. One of the great kicking French scrum hands.

:18:17. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:29.France, the scrum-half is always, even going back... Morgan Parra.

:18:29. > :18:32.The crowd like it because it is wide. We remain even at half-time.

:18:32. > :18:37.Scotland, again, were magnificent for the first 20 minutes but they

:18:37. > :18:41.have to change their tactics because the defence of French line,

:18:41. > :18:51.they had a very good first half. Any Scotland should just be in

:18:51. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:04.France. 10 points apiece at Mary Like yesterday, it was a game of

:19:04. > :19:12.two hands. The first 20 minutes was all Scotland and the try gave them

:19:12. > :19:18.the lead. The youngest Scottish try-scorer for a long time. What a

:19:19. > :19:22.terrific first half. Them 10. To the good after that penalty with

:19:22. > :19:27.the conversion. But France may not have much possession but when they

:19:27. > :19:32.do, they do something with that. Morgan Parra converting and then

:19:32. > :19:38.getting the penalty. I had written down that he kicked the goal to

:19:38. > :19:45.lead 13 - 10 but he missed. We are level pegging. What does Chris

:19:45. > :19:49.Paterson think? He hinted at this during the first half, perhaps

:19:49. > :19:55.Scotland are a little disappointed not to be in a better position?

:19:55. > :20:01.way they started was fantastic, with the bank, could in roads. And

:20:01. > :20:05.France did not look out for it. And that means getting territory and

:20:05. > :20:11.possession and getting points and within 10 minutes, Scotland were 7

:20:11. > :20:15.- 0 up thanks to Stuart Hogg but as the game went on, France came back.

:20:16. > :20:19.The scary thing is how they finished. One or two chances, they

:20:19. > :20:24.got back and then had that wonderful days of play leading up

:20:24. > :20:29.to the penalty chances and there could have gone ahead. A Andy

:20:29. > :20:33.Robinson said they must play for 80 minutes, Scotland have performed

:20:33. > :20:39.for 40 minutes. There is a big second half? Absolutely. And they

:20:39. > :20:43.will do. They have played against England and Wales for 80 minutes.

:20:43. > :20:47.But they have to keep discipline and they must realise that France

:20:47. > :20:57.will have a prolonged period of possession and territory but do not

:20:57. > :20:58.

:20:58. > :21:03.panic, but France under pressure These are the facts and figures.

:21:03. > :21:09.Going down to the ball one in the opposition 22, 31 Scotland, 7

:21:09. > :21:19.France. And Scotland have had two thirds of the ball. But it is 10

:21:19. > :21:19.

:21:20. > :21:26.apiece. Stuart Hogg has become the youngest try-scorer for Scotland

:21:26. > :21:32.for 79 years. The Scot and played really well for the first 25

:21:32. > :21:36.minutes. They got that try. They be they should have had another. But a

:21:36. > :21:40.very encouraging start but the injury to Rory Lamont really took

:21:40. > :21:46.that when from their cells. France is a quality side and they came

:21:46. > :21:50.back. That was a very poor have from the French. The quality of the

:21:50. > :21:55.set pieces were not there, we lost too many balls. And we dropped many

:21:55. > :22:00.balls. But every time we had an opportunity, we scored and we are

:22:00. > :22:04.still in the game. We don't deserve it. I have been impressed. I had my

:22:04. > :22:08.doubts in the first few minutes because Scotland went through those

:22:08. > :22:13.phases and then turned over the ball and I thought, here we go. But

:22:13. > :22:20.they have done well. They have been whipped up and they are really up

:22:20. > :22:25.for this. Stuart Hogg has added something. Her I have highlighted

:22:25. > :22:34.the French left-wing, Julien Malzieu. He is guilty of ball-

:22:34. > :22:38.watching. That was good at -- good regurgitation from Scotland. He has

:22:38. > :22:43.left Francois Rougerie to cover himself. Following the ball.

:22:43. > :22:50.Laidlaw gets it and gets it to Jones. And that is where he should

:22:50. > :22:56.be. That was a big mistake from Aurelien Rougerie. He should have

:22:56. > :23:05.waited for the guys to come and help them. It is the speed from

:23:05. > :23:10.lead love. There isn't much to work with. -- laid off. -- Greig Laidlaw.

:23:10. > :23:14.As soon as France scrambled for the defence, the ball was out to Stuart

:23:14. > :23:18.Hogg and what a story, on his first start. We and the ball goes to

:23:18. > :23:22.ground and the defence might relax, you can see the reaction from the

:23:22. > :23:32.coaching box, but was replicated around Murrayfield. That was a

:23:32. > :23:41.great start. Liffe has a bright future, Wesley Fofana it looks like

:23:41. > :23:45.the real deal. What a player. And even if you can see... Three out of

:23:45. > :23:51.two. But the quality of the passing was not good and they manage to

:23:51. > :23:55.catch that ball and he made that fantastic line to cross. For me,

:23:55. > :24:00.but was caught before the ball got into his hands. He saw the gap and

:24:00. > :24:06.the line. OK, the tackle was not great. Rory Lamont should have

:24:06. > :24:16.nailed him. But he saw that. He decided to take it. The pass was

:24:16. > :24:17.

:24:17. > :24:23.not brilliant. The man who makes the past... I think it is Vincent

:24:23. > :24:27.Clerc. He does not look to see what is outside. But those passes either

:24:27. > :24:30.stick or they do not and he just caught that perfectly. Greig

:24:30. > :24:37.Laidlaw has brought a lot of structure. He got brushed off

:24:37. > :24:40.against Wales, Cuthbert scored that try. He went low to get his legs

:24:40. > :24:45.and to get brushed away and that allowed France to get the firm

:24:45. > :24:49.footing to score that try. We had discussion at the start about

:24:49. > :24:54.whether he should start and this is why he is playing, for that

:24:54. > :24:59.opportunism, but nobody went with him. That was his best first 20

:24:59. > :25:06.minutes for a number of years and he is very quick, hands on the ball,

:25:06. > :25:11.the men were back 10 yards. But again, into nothing. This is bad

:25:11. > :25:17.decision-making, this has to go. Great tackling but Geoff Cross is

:25:17. > :25:23.just as it did. We were screaming from the position we are sitting in,

:25:23. > :25:27.but had to go wide. It was Sean Lamont, playing at the scrum-half

:25:27. > :25:32.role and maybe if it was Mike Blair even Greig Laidlaw, they would have

:25:32. > :25:37.had that understanding. There is a difference with a confident side.

:25:38. > :25:42.If you watch Wales, Phillips and then north will be on his shoulder.

:25:42. > :25:46.Scotland will know that yet nobody was there. That is their downfall.

:25:46. > :25:53.A one zippy really play for 2.5 minutes with the ball did not stop

:25:53. > :26:02.and it was end to end. It was like ping-pong. It led to that great

:26:02. > :26:07.break by Maxime Medard. turnover ball is just so dangerous

:26:07. > :26:12.from France. And Maxime Medard comes into position but Stuart Hogg,

:26:12. > :26:20.he is waiting and waiting for the support to come. The tackle isn't

:26:20. > :26:25.late. He was committed! He'd just communicated with Rory Lamont to

:26:25. > :26:32.come back and Scotland tried to take from the fence. One of you,

:26:32. > :26:37.kick this! Sean Lamont, almost gets away, pigs somersault. Just a

:26:37. > :26:41.fantastic passage. He if we look at the poor support play, how much is

:26:41. > :26:45.that people not reading what others are doing and how much is it the

:26:45. > :26:49.responsibility of the person who finds himself being isolated?

:26:49. > :26:55.would never blame the ball-carrier, the support should anticipate

:26:55. > :27:01.someone making that break. Look at laid off. He looked left, by the

:27:01. > :27:05.time he looks back, the forward has got the ball. -- Greig Laidlaw. He

:27:05. > :27:11.cannot get there to support because he thought that David Denton was

:27:11. > :27:16.going to stop. He did not anticipate. You have to gamble

:27:16. > :27:20.sometimes. You have to track in front of the ball. It is

:27:20. > :27:23.understanding and a sense of what is going to happen. We will talk

:27:23. > :27:33.about what might happen in the second half in a moment but coming

:27:33. > :27:50.

:27:51. > :27:55.And then you can change channel. You don't even have to change

:27:55. > :27:59.channel. You can just sit there and watch it. The highlights of all the

:28:00. > :28:03.games in Dublin, Twickenham and Murrayfield this weekend tonight,

:28:03. > :28:11.midnight on BBC Two. And we're getting very close to the day when

:28:11. > :28:15.you all have to get you kept on... -- you were kept. Mr O'Leary? Would

:28:15. > :28:21.you like to do the Sport Relief Mile? I am doing this with somebody

:28:21. > :28:26.already. The this is chafing. have got the pantomime horse and

:28:26. > :28:31.everything. A why did we not think of horses? We just wanted to be

:28:31. > :28:41.seen differently. If only you had called me yesterday. Come on!

:28:41. > :28:43.

:28:43. > :28:53.will? Brilliant! Hey! David? I said horse. Who would you do go Sport

:28:53. > :28:53.

:28:53. > :28:58.One other thing we have been wanting to alert you to. Desert

:28:58. > :29:08.Ireland discs from Brian were. They will be repeated all iPlayer. Among

:29:08. > :29:09.

:29:09. > :29:13.this coming Friday at 9:00pm. What is the word? Eclectic? I am

:29:13. > :29:17.surprised at Ian Durie. He should have gone with reasons to be

:29:17. > :29:26.cheerful? You can listen to that on Friday afternoon. Matt Dawson has

:29:26. > :29:29.been watching at the top of the stand. What is you take? There was

:29:30. > :29:35.no question that the French cannot tack and they're very dangerous but

:29:35. > :29:41.what about this defending? This set-piece at scrum time. At one

:29:41. > :29:45.stage, the whole French back line are virtually running backwards.

:29:45. > :29:51.Three, four... They are not interested in making the tackle.

:29:51. > :29:54.These are big, strong players. Stuart Hogg, the dummy, defending,

:29:54. > :29:58.it makes defending very difficult when running backwards towards your

:29:58. > :30:07.own line and that is why it Scotland are making more breaks

:30:07. > :30:16.than normal. They defended well. He wants the defence all the time

:30:17. > :30:24.because he wants the forwards to This is when Scotland have got to

:30:24. > :30:27.win it, isn't it? Hugely important 40 minutes. Stuart Hogg, he lit up

:30:27. > :30:36.the first cap. And Stuart Denton as well. If they keep doing what

:30:36. > :30:42.they're doing and to have that ability to convert. Well, the sun

:30:42. > :30:52.is out. It is a glorious winter's afternoon. Let's hope we have a

:30:52. > :30:52.

:30:52. > :30:56.similar second half in terms of second half? France, no changes.

:30:56. > :31:06.They have got all their replacements to come on. A very

:31:06. > :31:07.

:31:07. > :31:17.strong bench. Scotland have made two changes already, castle tower

:31:17. > :31:33.

:31:33. > :31:39.territorial game. You know, penalties, take the points, but

:31:39. > :31:49.have put themselves under pressure now. A lovely offload, but too hard.

:31:49. > :31:49.

:31:49. > :32:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:32:50. > :32:56.A French hand injected pace to that because I don't think the French

:32:56. > :33:06.knew where the ball was, they lost control. Stuart Hogg was caught in

:33:06. > :33:14.no one's land. Again, Rennie... couple of times he has done that

:33:14. > :33:19.now. France with the attacking position with the line-out.

:33:19. > :33:29.cannot allow France to spent too much time in your half. It is very

:33:29. > :33:29.

:33:29. > :34:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:34:31. > :34:41.defensive effort from Scotland. very good defensively. In comes

:34:41. > :35:10.

:35:10. > :35:15.slowed it down. Here is some noise from the French fans. Malzieu has

:35:16. > :35:20.not been having a lot of ball, so he has had to look for it. There is

:35:20. > :35:30.nothing on the end of it, to be honest. It is slowing everything

:35:30. > :35:55.

:35:55. > :36:00.the French have a penalty. That at nothing. I quite like that as

:36:00. > :36:10.well. They knew they had a penalty, so rather than the drop goal, go

:36:10. > :36:28.

:36:28. > :36:32.for the try. They will come and of a man. Irrespective if you think

:36:32. > :36:42.you are on your feet, if the referee says you're not, you let

:36:42. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :36:58.the ball might go. That is his time, but that was a far harder

:36:58. > :37:08.kick than this one. It was a poor kick last time. He didn't follow

:37:08. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:30.give France the lead for the first time in this match, which he does.

:37:30. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:37.-- This is a chance for. From the kick-off, Scotland had an

:37:37. > :37:47.opportunity to clear the ranks. They have gone behind for the first

:37:47. > :37:49.

:37:49. > :37:55.time. How will they respond? Laidlaw restart. Parra had no

:37:56. > :38:04.chance. Richie Gray just got his arms out and lifted him into touch.

:38:04. > :38:14.A bit of dissension in the French drinks. That is a very good kick.

:38:14. > :38:38.

:38:38. > :38:48.Why the smallest man in the French French 22. A fair contest, says

:38:48. > :38:49.

:38:49. > :38:59.Wayne Barnes. It is still with Scotland. A Scottish knock-on gives

:38:59. > :39:01.

:39:01. > :39:06.France the scrum. That has come from the official. Mas is down.

:39:06. > :39:14.Jill Douglas. A quick update. We saw Mike Blair

:39:15. > :39:20.hurtling upstairs with the dead leg and he is still in the stadium. At

:39:20. > :39:26.this stage, Rory Lamont has been described as contras and

:39:26. > :39:31.comfortable, but how comfortable he will be after that leg injury we

:39:31. > :39:38.will see after he has been assessed. That is the news on Rory Lamont.

:39:38. > :39:42.His brother, Sean Lamont, still on the pitch. And Scotland, at the

:39:42. > :39:52.moment, they had a bit of burst of live through Graham Morrison, but

:39:52. > :39:54.

:39:54. > :40:04.they have given away the scrum to France. Nicolas Mas, he cocks a

:40:04. > :40:17.

:40:17. > :40:22.is Duncan Weir coming on for his first cap. Greg Laidlaw has been

:40:22. > :40:32.knocked about a bit. A proud moment for Duncan Weir. That is the

:40:32. > :40:32.

:40:32. > :41:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:41:25. > :41:35.mistake their. They have got to cut the errors out. That is all they

:41:35. > :41:37.

:41:37. > :41:47.have to do. No penalty there because it is his own player. Chris

:41:47. > :41:54.

:41:54. > :42:04.Cusiter, he has got to keep the changes as well. The ball goes to

:42:04. > :42:04.

:42:04. > :43:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:43:00. > :43:10.France. So Dimitri Szarzewski goes off. Jean-Baptiste Poux is replaced

:43:10. > :43:50.

:43:50. > :44:00.by Debaty. France have put a little Just some Poor kicking at the

:44:00. > :44:26.

:44:26. > :44:36.moment. Lost a bit of intensity, have just got to keep their

:44:36. > :44:37.

:44:37. > :44:43.composure. It is a great take. When we are concerned, it takes a pass,

:44:43. > :44:53.wasn't mind for him, knock-on. -- when the winger comes in, takes a

:44:53. > :44:54.

:44:54. > :45:04.pass. The territory, in France's favour. Richie Vernon is coming on.

:45:04. > :45:19.

:45:19. > :45:29.Kent are coming off. That is back. France again seemed to have

:45:29. > :45:34.

:45:34. > :45:44.at their own way at the scrum. Richie Vernon has not playing No. 8

:45:44. > :45:45.

:45:45. > :45:55.for Sale. He has been playing most play at blind-side. -- mostly. Soon

:45:55. > :46:07.

:46:08. > :46:13.front row popping up. And a penalty to France. This is worrying because

:46:13. > :46:22.anywhere now within the Scottish 22, they are definitely having the

:46:22. > :46:32.upper hand. Much will be made on the fact that Mary isn't playing

:46:32. > :46:37.

:46:37. > :46:43.today because it is Sunday. -- -- Murray. Le at the top of the screen,

:46:43. > :46:53.Morgan Parra. Having a tug on the shirt. Getting a good cloud for his

:46:53. > :46:53.

:46:53. > :47:00.trouble. We are weasels. Everybody knows this, we are proud of it.

:47:00. > :47:07.Well spotted. Morgan Parra. Back at the line-out, taken cleanly. And

:47:07. > :47:14.here comes Thierry Dusautoir. and that Channel. What can France

:47:14. > :47:20.do with this? He has dealt with that well. He has worked at defence,

:47:20. > :47:30.the system, and that was a great turnover. On the back of that

:47:30. > :47:41.

:47:41. > :47:46.tackle from Nick De Luca. Vincent Clerc. That is a real chance. Taken

:47:46. > :47:51.by Richie Vernon. He has got the pace. And it is a try from Lee

:47:51. > :48:01.Jones! And the second try from Scotland. That was brilliant by

:48:01. > :48:02.

:48:02. > :48:07.Scotland. Look at the space. He went left. He cannot really see

:48:07. > :48:12.into that have. The first try for his country. As it was for Stuart

:48:12. > :48:18.Hogg. That was a great tackle, brilliant work from the forwards.

:48:18. > :48:28.They turn the ball over. Nick De Luca has been brilliant coming out

:48:28. > :48:30.

:48:30. > :48:39.with this blips. Was the tackle? Great play and good space. He does

:48:39. > :48:42.not panic. Easy give-and-take, lovely try. Much as they arrested

:48:42. > :48:47.giving that pass to Tommy Bowe, I think that Richie Vernon could have

:48:47. > :48:51.made that. But to give it to Lee Jones, the Young man from Selkirk.

:48:51. > :49:01.And Scotland had the lead at Murrayfield. And Duncan Weir has

:49:01. > :49:10.

:49:10. > :49:20.the opportunity to add the extra points as well. Scotland have a

:49:20. > :49:20.

:49:20. > :49:28.four point lead. In the second half, they have taken it. Just watch...

:49:28. > :49:34.Turns the ball over. That was very good play. He gets the ball, does

:49:34. > :49:40.that great turnover. Very good finish by the Scotland side. These

:49:40. > :49:43.are the opportunities that they have been missing. Good finish.

:49:43. > :49:50.Scotland will no doubt come under pressure again but they have the

:49:50. > :49:54.ball at the moment. Nick De Luca again. He punches past Pascal Pape.

:49:54. > :50:04.He tears it up. He is playing like a man possessed since he has come

:50:04. > :50:06.

:50:06. > :50:13.on. Richie Vernon gets the offload. Chris Cusiter. He just stumbles

:50:13. > :50:18.under this attention. Scotland again launching the assault. Again,

:50:18. > :50:26.those two second Row's... looking for the offload. Richie

:50:26. > :50:36.Gray. Scotland are getting some confidence. Richie Vernon tries to

:50:36. > :50:43.

:50:43. > :50:47.step in. Nick De Luca, again, holds his man off. France competing well.

:50:47. > :50:51.That was good countering. Question marks over whether they came

:50:51. > :50:56.through the gate. Now it is the turnover. This is when France can

:50:56. > :51:01.be dangerous. Aurelien Rougerie. France have the advantage. Tackling

:51:01. > :51:06.the man without the ball. There are a couple of penalties. Short-

:51:06. > :51:13.sighted numbers. They believe that penalty. Deceptively strong. He has

:51:13. > :51:19.support. And France will have that try. Maxime Medard. Under the posts.

:51:19. > :51:25.Once more, France replied in style. Just a lack of concentration on the

:51:25. > :51:34.Scottish side. After scoring, you have to focus. No numbers on the

:51:34. > :51:41.short side. That missed tackle, once again. There is the man. He

:51:41. > :51:51.made the try. And the man to finish it. Just watch. The ball goes wide,

:51:51. > :51:53.

:51:53. > :52:00.bouncing... To the right hand side, they are short. He spots it. He has

:52:00. > :52:04.to make the tackle. If he makes the tackle, the full-back, Stuart Hogg,

:52:04. > :52:09.picks up Maxime Medard. Unfortunately, he has two men

:52:09. > :52:18.coming at them. France back in front and now back in front by

:52:18. > :52:26.three points. As we head into the final quarter of this match.

:52:26. > :52:36.finish. Lovely runner, Maxime Medard. And a happy celebration.

:52:36. > :52:54.

:52:54. > :53:01.Can they produce a victory? Duncan Weir waiting. They are defending on

:53:01. > :53:07.the wing, now. Stuart Hogg is through again. Who is what then? He

:53:07. > :53:14.stumbles. He tries to get that ball away. France, way with it. Just

:53:14. > :53:20.that that will stumble as he tried to step again. -- that little

:53:20. > :53:27.stumble. France under pressure deep inside their own 22. Scotland's

:53:27. > :53:34.certainly creating chances. Certainly. Nothing on, Stuart Hogg

:53:34. > :53:40.just breaks the defensive line again. We will have a lot more of

:53:40. > :53:49.Stuart Hogg in the future. Duncan Weir comes down. Around the corner.

:53:49. > :53:53.I thought that was high. Ross Rennie coming on. And Chris Cusiter,

:53:53. > :53:58.flinging it wide. That was a good pick up from Nick De Luca. They

:53:58. > :54:06.have got bodies on the floor. Two Frenchmen. The penalty of sight.

:54:06. > :54:12.They have to make the most of this. Scotland have a penalty coming.

:54:12. > :54:20.wasn't a penalty. Everybody inside Murrayfield thought that. I thought

:54:20. > :54:26.there was a penalty. That was just the knock on and the French scrum.

:54:26. > :54:36.I thought he had seen the penalty. Let's watch the break from Stuart

:54:36. > :54:38.

:54:38. > :54:45.Hogg. He got some tremendous testing. He brings some pace and

:54:45. > :54:49.attack. He runs. Thierry Dusautoir, left step, thank you very much. But

:54:49. > :54:56.whereas the support? You have got to go with him. Morgan Parra gets

:54:56. > :55:02.the tackle to him. Great tackle. This is the high tackle. Definitely.

:55:02. > :55:09.That should have been a penalty. know he isn't one of the tallest of

:55:09. > :55:16.guys. Great pick up from Nick De Luca. Was that a clash of heads?

:55:16. > :55:22.There are a couple of bodies down. Maxime Medard looks more serious.

:55:22. > :55:28.The S. Another substitution for Scotland. It looks like they are

:55:28. > :55:32.bringing on Ed Kalman to the front row. Chris Paterson, are you still

:55:32. > :55:40.breathing? A exciting stuff. And you can see that the French side

:55:40. > :55:45.are really struggling. The French press thought that he would have to

:55:45. > :55:50.use his bench wisely. And I can see the French side really tired. What

:55:50. > :55:54.Scotland have to do is take advantage of that and keep the ball,

:55:54. > :56:02.no silly mistakes. And all his respect the danger that the French

:56:02. > :56:12.side have. -- always respect. France, coming on his Lionel

:56:12. > :56:14.

:56:14. > :56:23.Beauxis. He is a bigger kick or than Francois Trinh-Duc. And Ed

:56:23. > :56:28.Kalman has come on. He is a physics graduate of Cambridge and Durham.

:56:28. > :56:33.It will be very interesting. Was that a penalty? France certainly

:56:33. > :56:38.have the edge of the scrum, now. Walking back at their leisure. Just

:56:38. > :56:43.waiting for the penalty. And the referee eventually gives it. What

:56:43. > :56:50.an easy way to clear your lines. Lionel Beauxis will smash this 50

:56:50. > :56:57.metres, he can really kick the ball. Was that a penalty? I thought yes.

:56:57. > :57:07.Definitely no advantage. Band line- up always does what he is on today.

:57:07. > :57:11.Takes a blade into the Scottish have. -- takes the play. Again, as

:57:11. > :57:16.the boys mentioned, Stuart Hogg, you know what he is going to do, he

:57:16. > :57:26.always looks like breaking the line and somebody has to gamble and get

:57:26. > :57:27.

:57:27. > :57:35.onto his shoulder. That was decent enough. Still a long way to go in

:57:35. > :57:45.this match. There was a long time without injury break. Thierry

:57:45. > :57:51.

:57:51. > :57:58.Dusautoir has this for France. Good work, again. Linking with Hamilton.

:57:58. > :58:05.Duncan Weir. Out to Morrison. very deep, again. Lee Jones. Tries

:58:05. > :58:13.to step inside. And Jones tumbles on. Those two certainly looked

:58:13. > :58:18.dangerous on the left-hand side. Stuart Hogg and Lee Jones. The food

:58:18. > :58:22.comes in. Chris Cusiter was disrupted and Murrayfield complains

:58:22. > :58:29.but Scotland have that ball and Richie Vernon plays it back.

:58:29. > :58:33.came to the gate. The double tackle, there. That is where he comes.

:58:33. > :58:39.Everything is coming in from the side. Everything is coming from the

:58:39. > :58:45.back. Ed Kalman. Half of Murrayfield do not agree that he

:58:46. > :58:53.came through the gate. Morrison. Scotland, again, getting some

:58:53. > :59:03.momentum going forward. Sean Lamont. His strength carries Scotland to

:59:03. > :59:10.the 22. Again, midfield, you have the front row in the midfield.

:59:10. > :59:16.Finding out for France. Chris Cusiter, again complaining. Ed

:59:16. > :59:22.Kalman, he meets Thierry Dusautoir. And also Vernon. He has made an

:59:22. > :59:26.impact since coming on, Richie Vernon. Some of the Scottish boys

:59:26. > :59:33.had better be careful, now. Kalman takes the ball and makes

:59:33. > :59:36.some ground. Good French defence, now. Good play from Thierry

:59:36. > :59:46.Dusautoir. He put his hands on to the ball and listened to the

:59:46. > :00:08.

:00:08. > :00:18.up and try to counter attack. And winger. That could have been a good

:00:18. > :00:27.

:00:27. > :00:37.chase because there was no good if one of these boys kick... There

:00:37. > :01:05.

:01:05. > :01:14.was no fullback. Lionel Nallet Nations weekend. Highlights from

:01:14. > :01:21.all of the matches, tonight, BBC Two. Next Sunday, we have a bonus

:01:21. > :01:31.match for you. France against Ireland, take two, live from Paris

:01:31. > :01:31.

:01:31. > :03:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:03:05. > :03:15.cannot lose that in that position. they are in the ascendancy.

:03:15. > :03:42.

:03:42. > :03:48.pass. A drop goal attempt. France have a six-point might lead. A big

:03:48. > :03:55.drop goal. It wasn't going anywhere. Now they have got to score a try.

:03:55. > :03:59.Perfect condition. Sit back, pulls it a little bit, but three points.

:03:59. > :04:07.They know what they are doing. Half-back is in control. A lovely

:04:07. > :04:17.strike. Another change for Scotland. Jim Hamilton is going off and

:04:17. > :04:42.

:04:42. > :04:52.replacing him is Alastair Kellock, take it. -- a knock off from a Lee

:04:52. > :04:55.

:04:55. > :05:05.all the benches are empty from both sides. This is how Scotland started.

:05:05. > :05:05.

:05:05. > :05:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:05:58. > :06:06.for the captain, Ross Ford. France errors! Bad discipline. France

:06:06. > :06:10.calling for the scrum again. This will be a penalty, then. Difference

:06:10. > :06:20.is, that was a free kick serve they kick the ball to touch. If they get

:06:20. > :06:20.

:06:20. > :07:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:07:16. > :07:23.a penalty... They can kick to touch to do that. They have good field

:07:23. > :07:27.position but they are losing momentum now. So, it is going to be

:07:27. > :07:32.a French scrum. Let's head to Matt Dawson a again.

:07:32. > :07:36.It has been tricky for Scotland because they are thinking, France

:07:36. > :07:41.are drifting across the field, using the touchline. It is like

:07:41. > :07:46.they are going to attack deeper. Two passes from Barclay and all of

:07:46. > :07:54.a sudden, the French have taken all those space away. And what comes

:07:54. > :08:00.with a good tackle, good pressure, turnovers. That has been so Taylor

:08:00. > :08:10.of the day. France might sneak this game. -- This has been the tale of

:08:10. > :08:33.

:08:33. > :08:43.happy. That is all of the mistakes that they are doing. Julien Dupuy,

:08:43. > :08:43.

:08:43. > :10:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds

:10:28. > :10:37.the replacement, the scrum-half, the position, territory, forwards,

:10:38. > :10:46.

:10:46. > :10:56.Beauxis, they will try to get one defence. Still with France, though.

:10:56. > :10:57.

:10:57. > :11:06.Good tackle, held up. Beauxis is back again, look. He takes it high.

:11:06. > :11:16.He is still going! Penalty to Scotland. Well done, Scotland.

:11:16. > :11:19.

:11:19. > :11:25.passes by the scrum-half. Good chase. He couldn't get back to his

:11:25. > :11:30.feet to keep going. Scotland are into the French half. They have

:11:30. > :11:40.this line-out with five minutes to go. And a converted try might well

:11:40. > :12:12.

:12:12. > :12:18.Scotland's line-out has to work, France have the scrum. And we do

:12:18. > :12:28.have a speaker who has been booed. He has been wrapped in the French

:12:28. > :12:39.

:12:39. > :12:44.colours, we might well add, because It is important with four minutes

:12:44. > :12:48.to go and Scotland have to concentrate and try to get some

:12:48. > :12:58.territory. France have only played one game in this Championship.

:12:58. > :13:04.There is a lot more continuity in the Scottish team. It is a cracking

:13:04. > :13:14.four minutes to come. What a mistake! An early engagement

:13:14. > :13:24.once again. A scrum, a penalty, kicked to touch, then the throw in.

:13:24. > :13:42.

:13:42. > :13:52.free kick. The clock is ticking but they have the ball and they are

:13:52. > :14:21.

:14:21. > :14:30.just inside the French half. What Harinordoquy is requiring treatment.

:14:30. > :14:34.Perhaps Scotland's last chance. Harinordoquy and all the other

:14:34. > :14:44.French players know it has been quite a match. Alastair Kellock

:14:44. > :14:56.

:14:56. > :15:06.pitch. He can only watch on. We are ready to go on again. Alastair

:15:06. > :15:25.

:15:25. > :15:30.They will look to keep this close. They might just watch this scrum

:15:30. > :15:37.back. They are waiting for a penalty. And with Lionel Bowe was

:15:37. > :15:40.now on the pitch, they will go for the penalty. The scrum was

:15:40. > :15:50.outclassed in the final stages and this will seal the victory for

:15:50. > :15:52.

:15:52. > :15:59.France. Man of the Match time? Between Stuart Hogg, Thierry

:15:59. > :16:06.Dusautoir, but, again, superb performance by my Man of the Match,

:16:06. > :16:13.Ross Rennie. Yes, another very good game. But that will be little

:16:13. > :16:21.consolation as it looks as if it will end on the losing side. As

:16:21. > :16:31.Lionel Bowe West lines up the kick. And this will give France that

:16:31. > :16:33.

:16:33. > :16:36.nine-point lead. -- Beauxis. Oh, that has gone wide. Scotland

:16:36. > :16:45.breathe again for a moment but we are heading towards a final minute

:16:45. > :16:53.of the match. He is a prolific kicker. But Scotland need to

:16:53. > :17:03.regather. They have to regather this kick. They have to go for it.

:17:03. > :17:04.

:17:05. > :17:14.Scott Wasson... The final, final throw of the dice for Scotland. And

:17:15. > :17:16.

:17:16. > :17:23.from deep, they come... Graeme Morrison. Alastair Kellock. They're

:17:24. > :17:31.trying to force the error. Jones takes a tie. But he has taken down,

:17:31. > :17:37.into touch. Still time for the line-out. One last line-out. What

:17:37. > :17:40.do you make of the performances today? I think France were very

:17:40. > :17:45.lethargic but they just get that switch and went up a couple of

:17:45. > :17:51.years and they have become very dominant in the scrum. Scotland,

:17:51. > :17:56.again, they have been fantastic, scoring tries. But just not enough.

:17:56. > :18:01.That is a problem, just not enough against this French side. The

:18:01. > :18:07.problem they had is the fact that they have given away too many

:18:07. > :18:12.knock-ons, handling mistakes, free- kicks and penalties. That is that,

:18:12. > :18:16.all they had to do was secure the line-out. Wayne Barnes checks his

:18:16. > :18:20.watch and the match is over, victory for France. Their second

:18:20. > :18:25.victory and they go into that rematch with Ireland next weekend

:18:25. > :18:32.still unbeaten. Scotland, some smiles in defeat because they

:18:32. > :18:37.scored two tries. They are performing well. But again, they're

:18:37. > :18:42.just not getting there. That is what the players want, but that

:18:42. > :18:47.will give them more confidence than anything else. They have some

:18:47. > :18:52.individual players. We saw Lee Jones, but, of course, Stuart Hogg.

:18:53. > :18:58.Lee Jones is going well. Stuart Hogg had a great game, but back row,

:18:58. > :19:08.even Richie Vernon, but collectively, they baby don't have

:19:08. > :19:08.

:19:08. > :19:18.that sharpness. They need that General bossiness from Number 10.

:19:18. > :19:28.But they are not dominating games. As we heard before, it is still a

:19:28. > :19:28.

:19:28. > :19:31.French side building because it is under a new coach. But they go on

:19:31. > :19:35.with hope. And they're looking perhaps not beyond the Irish match

:19:35. > :19:40.but perhaps the showdown with Wales at the end. They have two home

:19:40. > :19:50.games. Ireland and then England over and they really fancy their

:19:50. > :19:51.

:19:51. > :19:56.chances. I think Ireland will cause France some big problems. You can

:19:56. > :20:00.see them maybe at home winning those two games. Building towards

:20:00. > :20:07.maybe the last game against Wales in Cardiff. I certainly feel that

:20:07. > :20:10.the French side can play a lot better. The hard way of looking at

:20:10. > :20:14.it is this is a 5th successive defeat for Scotland but that does

:20:14. > :20:23.not quite tell the whole story. That was a game effort from

:20:23. > :20:31.Scotland and the man-of-the-match Still chasing that a list of when,

:20:31. > :20:37.how disappointed are you? elusive win. To come away with

:20:37. > :20:41.nothing is making us down. We scored some good tries but in the

:20:41. > :20:46.turnover attack, the French were all some and we let them be good.

:20:46. > :20:51.So, very frustrated. One of the best teams in the world, punishing

:20:51. > :20:56.even the smallest mistake? Their turnover attack is awesome. And we

:20:56. > :21:00.stuck our heads in and got short and they played very well to that.

:21:00. > :21:05.Yes, they scored some very good tries. Some great positives to take

:21:05. > :21:08.from the match, the way that Stuart Hogg has performed and you must

:21:08. > :21:12.take that from this match, particularly challenging one of the

:21:12. > :21:17.best teams? He met a couple of outstanding breaks, he is really

:21:17. > :21:24.want to watch. He had a great game today. What about your back row

:21:24. > :21:34.colleagues? I suspect little consolation as Man of the Match?

:21:34. > :21:35.

:21:35. > :21:39.Pretty disappointing. But thank you. Thanks. Two unbeaten sides. After

:21:39. > :21:44.Ireland against Italy yesterday, Wales against England and now

:21:44. > :21:47.France beating Scotland means that Wales have played and won three,

:21:47. > :21:52.France have played and won two games and Scotland and Italy at the

:21:52. > :21:58.bottom and they meet on the last weekend. Congratulations. But

:21:58. > :22:04.frustrating as well? I feel like we did not win the game, Scotland lost

:22:04. > :22:09.it. The set pieces in the second half for better. The difference has

:22:09. > :22:15.been made on the turnovers, every time we manage to have the ball, we

:22:15. > :22:19.did something, but we did not have the ball enough. To show that we

:22:19. > :22:25.are a great side. Looking at the turnovers, six apiece but it seemed

:22:25. > :22:30.like France made them more significant? It was all in the last

:22:30. > :22:35.15 or 20 minutes, France strangled the life out of the game. And there

:22:35. > :22:41.forward pack just got stronger. The bench Biddy had a huge impact and

:22:41. > :22:48.when they came off the bench, remember, France could play a very

:22:48. > :22:52.suffocating role in that last 15 minutes. Back Wales yesterday, they

:22:52. > :22:56.did not play well and they won. And that is the sign of a very good

:22:56. > :23:03.side. Wales did not play well because England stop them playing

:23:03. > :23:07.well. Today, Scotland are frustrating. You can see that with

:23:07. > :23:14.Andy Robinson, the same mould, same old. 18 months ago they played New

:23:14. > :23:17.Zealand. New Zealand scored four times. The second half, it came

:23:17. > :23:22.from the turnover, how many times can you tell your players to take

:23:22. > :23:27.the ball into contact? They know that, they are professionals, and I

:23:27. > :23:33.talked about responsibility, they still need more. I hate to ask this

:23:33. > :23:37.question because I cannot bear the this, but inevitably, the papers

:23:37. > :23:43.tomorrow will start talking about Andy Robinson. After five

:23:43. > :23:48.consecutive defeats, where is his relationship with Scotland?

:23:48. > :23:52.wins out of 13. In Six Nations matches, which isn't a great record.

:23:52. > :23:54.I still think he is the right man and Scotland Today showed that they

:23:54. > :23:58.are playing well and their structure looked pretty good. They

:23:58. > :24:04.are making mistakes that are costing them and good sides exploit

:24:04. > :24:11.those chances. I think there is so much more promise to take from this.

:24:11. > :24:17.Everybody hates defeat. We hate losing. But the last two of them

:24:17. > :24:21.and there is a lot that we could be positive about. What about that try

:24:21. > :24:26.that put Scotland in front and at that stage, you thought, this might

:24:26. > :24:30.be the moment? Be it was great for Scotland to score. But they did not

:24:30. > :24:36.stay any length of time. It was a great turn over. We will see this

:24:36. > :24:40.closer ankle. Here is the man who goes in. John Barclay. He does a

:24:40. > :24:44.brilliant job, absolute be, because he normally plays in the number

:24:44. > :24:49.seven shirt and this is legal, you get up on your feet and you play

:24:49. > :24:54.the ball, the French have gone over and John Barclay just carries on.

:24:54. > :24:59.You can see, John Bartlett, the open-side, playing blind-side, he

:24:59. > :25:04.has absolutely allowed to that. The offload its best. You would have

:25:04. > :25:08.thought again... He'd just about went down. Richie Vernon, he has a

:25:08. > :25:12.lot of gas for someone from the back row. And Lee Jones really

:25:12. > :25:18.showed up well today, he has been a great player and that was a great

:25:18. > :25:23.try for Scotland. They just in it to stay in front for a time and

:25:23. > :25:28.they did not. Vincent Clerc was a man who took this into contact.

:25:28. > :25:33.Apart from that, I was not a way it -- aware that he was on the field.

:25:33. > :25:37.What does that say? He did not do any passes, we have played the game

:25:37. > :25:41.only a turnovers. The next four weeks will be important because we

:25:41. > :25:46.have to stay together and put in better performances if we want to

:25:46. > :25:52.compete against the English and the Welsh and the Irish. Turnovers,

:25:52. > :25:59.that was the key moment. One of the good things about the French is on

:25:59. > :26:03.the breakdance, we have done very well. Every time we had the

:26:03. > :26:06.opportunity, those kind of guys made the difference and that

:26:06. > :26:11.physicality in a one-on-one situations, we managed to score. If

:26:11. > :26:18.that is the strength of the team but we are only one dimensional,

:26:18. > :26:23.that will not be enough for the next teams? I am not sure.

:26:23. > :26:30.power, you cannot stop that. He did not have to do too much to get that

:26:30. > :26:34.try. You close the space down and what Jones did was wrong, he stood

:26:34. > :26:38.back and he showed him the touchline and then he went out. The

:26:38. > :26:43.big man will always push the smaller man away. With him, you

:26:43. > :26:48.need to go around the ankles and if you do not, he goes over you.

:26:48. > :26:54.talk about how much better some teams can be and how much better

:26:54. > :26:58.Scotland and England can be. How much better can the French team be?

:26:58. > :27:02.On the attacking side, there is work to do but to be honest, the

:27:02. > :27:06.guys have only been together for three weeks and only two games. And

:27:06. > :27:09.the game has not been completely changed from what it was at the

:27:09. > :27:14.World Cup and they have new players so I think that many players have

:27:14. > :27:18.to be taken into their heads. The most important thing was to get

:27:18. > :27:22.confidence to win games and now I think that things welcome study.

:27:22. > :27:30.But they are going the right way, we won twice and we are on our way

:27:30. > :27:35.to heaven! You have that forlorn look on your face? And I am

:27:35. > :27:41.encouraged by large aspects of that. Look encouraged! I will smile.

:27:41. > :27:47.Nobody likes losing. There are some good Young players that we can get

:27:47. > :27:50.excited about and the crowd really enjoyed them. You did say that

:27:50. > :27:56.England should be worried about this lot. And that is a positive

:27:56. > :28:01.note. The highlights... BBC Two tonight at midnight, from all the

:28:01. > :28:07.games of the weekend in Dublin, Twickenham and Murrayfield. And we

:28:07. > :28:10.are with you next Sunday at 2:45pm on BBC One for the delayed game. We