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Scotland 28-17 France
France prop sent off late in the first half

France’s hopes of their first Grand Slam in a decade were ended by their own indiscipline and by a Scotland side whose strong defence – their forte previously in this Six Nations – was matched by their adventure in attack.
The visitors were at their full complement for less than half an hour, as an early yellow card for François Cros was followed by red for Mohamed Haouas. Romain Ntamack’s game ended in the first half, too, after he took a head knock and while Antoine Dupont was the most creative player on either side, he could not do enough to revive the prospects of a team whose self-belief steadily deserted them over the course of the game. Continue reading...