Scotland ensured the Six Nations title race will go to the final day of the tournament after a 90-point thriller against France at Murrayfield.
Wingers Darcy Graham and Kyle Steyn scored two tries each as Scotland recorded a superb 50-40 bonus-point win on Saturday.
Steyn told the BBC after the match they had a very clear plan against Les Bleus.
“I think we knew you couldn’t come and try contain them, you had to fire shots at them.
“You just knew it was going to be a great day.
“It was all about making sure we fired the first shot.
“I was more worried about how much we were celebrating, we needed to get our feet on the ground and keep going.”
Darcy does it again 🏴
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Had reigning champions France recorded their fourth straight bonus-point win of this season’s championship, they would have wrapped up back-to-back titles.
But Scotland ran in seven tries as they posted their highest score against France, who managed six tries of their own in an enthralling contest.
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Both France and Scotland now have 16 points heading into next weekend’s ‘Super Saturday’ round of concluding fixtures.
Executed to perfection 🤌
Kyle Steyn scores a stunner as Scotland lead France at half-time 🏴🔥
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France will retain their title by achieving a better result against England in Paris than Scotland manage against Ireland in Dublin – unless both lose and Ireland sneak past to win the Six Nations instead.
Significantly, France’s match kicks off several hours after the Ireland-Scotland encounter, so Les Bleus will know exactly what they need to do in order to be crowned champions.
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SCOTLAND – Tries: Darcy Graham (2), Kyle Steyn (2), Pierre Schoeman, Ben White, Tom Jordan. Conversions: Finn Russell (6). Penalty: Russell.
FRANCE – Tries: Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Theo Attissogbe, Antoine Dupont, Thomas Ramos (2), Pierre-Louis Barassi. Conversions: Ramos (5).
– AFP
Photo: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
